ROBERT & CO. v. PINKERTON & LAWS CO.

44239.

120 Ga. App. 29 (1969)

169 S.E.2d 360

ROBERT & COMPANY ASSOCIATES et al. v. PINKERTON & LAWS COMPANY et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided June 10, 1969.

Rehearing Denied July 3, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Woodruff, Savell, Lane & Williams, Edward L. Savell, for appellants.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, Glover McGhee, Lokey & Bowden, Glenn Frick, for appellees.


JORDAN, Presiding Judge.

1."The cardinal rule of construction is to ascertain the intention of the parties. If that intention be clear, and it contravenes no rule of law, and sufficient words be used to arrive at the intention, it shall be enforced, irrespective of all technical or arbitrary rules of construction." Code § 20-702.

Under the all-inclusive language of the agreement Pinkerton not only agreed to "be responsible from the time of signing...

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