Interpretation of a Contract - Lease between initial tenants later assigned to Claimant – after death of landlord Claimant sought to exercise option to purchase – land occupied by the Claimant is larger than what is described in the lease – Construction of the term of the lease – Error in Contract – Whether business efficacy is a suitable method in interpreting contracts where an existing interpretation leads of an absurdity – Whether the Court should rectify the contract to reflect the true intentions of the parties – Specific performance – Damages
Case Number
2017 HCV 01093
Presiding Judge
Year
Neutral Citation
[2024] JMSC Civ 139
Date of Delivery