...fully expected such a result ; and, independently of Sherman's intent, his langunge and acts should be interpreted in the sense in which he had reason to suppose Lemmon understood them. The contract and acts of Sherman in this matter should be construed with référence...

...give the contract the sense in which the promisor believed the other party to have'accepted it, or in which he had reason to suppose it was understood by the promisee, and the practical interpretation of the contract, by the practice and conduct of the parties...

...Devoe, 124 NY 120). Where the language of a promisor may be understood in more senses than one, it is to be interpreted in the sense in which he had reason to suppose it was understood by the promisee (Hoffman v. Aetna Fire Ins. Co., 32 NY 405). Practical Construction. There may be a practical...

...ineffectual for any purpose. "Where the language of one party may be understood in more senses than one, it is to be interpreted in the sense in which he had reason to suppose it was understood by the other party." (Ibid., p. 660; and this iB the rule stated in section Ifi49 of the Civil Code.) It is...

...well as of ethics, that when the language of a promisor may be understood in more senses than one, it is to be interpreted in the sense in which he had reason to suppose it was understood by the promisee. Potter v. Ins. Co., 5 Hill, 149 ; Barlow \. Scott, 24 NY, 40. It is also a familiar rule...

...made for the public good, although it be a penal one, it should receive an equitable construction. In one case, in laying down the rule for the construction...which the Legislature had reason to suppose it would be understood by the people. "A statute being remedial, should be liberally construed to accomplish...

...give the contract the sense in which the promisor believed the other party to have accepted it, or in which he had reason to suppose it was understood by the promisee," and the practical interpretation of the contract by the practice and conduct of the parties...