ELLEN TAYLOR, ALSO KNOWN AS VIRGINIA ELLEN TAYLOR, A MINOR, BY HER NEXT FRIEND AND FATHER, JIM E. TAYLOR, AND JIM E. TAYLOR, PETITIONERS,

v.

DANIEL F. MCGARRY, RESPONDENT

Citator

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• Martinez v. Martinez, 383 So. 2d 1153 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980)
  …g a college education ends when the children celebrate their eighteenth birthdays. If there is any ambiguity in the provision, the provision will be interpreted in accordance with the best interests of the children concerned. Reinhardt v. Reinhardt, 131 So. 2d 509 (Fla.3d DCA 1961). Properly construed, this property settlement agreement evidenced the intent of the parties; that is, to provide a college education, for the children. See Kern v. Kern, 360 So. 2d 482 (Fla.4th DCA 1978). The Kern court, although h…
• Brevard Cnty. Fair Ass'n, Inc. v. Cocoa Expo, Inc., 832 So. 2d 147 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002)
  …lear; the circumstances of how the parties operated under the lease may be considered' in resolving the true intent [*152] and meaning of the document. Tampa Fed. S & L Ass’n v. Aeon, Inc., 403 So. 2d 1002 (Fla. 2d DCA 1981); Reinhardt v. Reinhardt, 131 So. 2d 509 (Fla. 3d DCA 1961). Courts often look to the.conduct of the parties in their course of dealings to determine the meaning of a contract. Blackhawk Heating & Plumbing Co., Inc. v. Data Lease Fin. Corp., 302 So. 2d 404, 407 (Fla.1974); Lalow v. Codomo,…
• Mileage Realty Co., Inc. v. Miami Parking Garage, Inc., 146 So. 2d 403 (Fla. 3d DCA 1962)
  …le that it is the duty of the court to give effect to the intention of the parties where it is not wholly at variance with the principles of correct legal interpretation of the terms of the contract.” See also Reinhardt v. Reinhardt, Fla.App. 1961, 131 So. 2d 509, 513; Sawyer v. Hime, Fla.App. 1959, 109 So. 2d 193, 194; Lalow v. Codomo, Fla. 1958, 101 So. 2d 390, 393; Bennett v. Williams, 149 Fla. 4, 5 So. 2d 51. We hold that the chancellor erred in failing to apply this rule of practical construction to the…

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• Welsh v. Tropical Roofing Co., 127 So. 2d 894 (Fla. 2d DCA 1961)