As you read these cases:

This section addresses the first logical step in determining the terms of the contract: what the agreement says. If the parties disagree about the meaning of a term in the contract, the courts generally engage in a two-step process: (1) is the term ambiguous? and, if so, (2) how to decide what the term means. As you read these cases, note what part of the agreement is at issue and think about which of these two questions the court discusses. What test does the court apply? And what evidence is relevant?

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