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4.2-7  Conflicting Provisions - Specific Terms Govern over General Terms

Revised to January 1, 2008

If you find that specific terms and general terms both apply to the same subject in the contract, you should favor the specific terms over the general terms.  <Describe the specific and general terms at issue if necessary.>

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Wesley v. Schaller Subaru, Inc., 277 Conn. 526, 545 (2006); Miller Bros. Construction Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co., 113 Conn. 504, 514 (1931); 2 Williston, Contracts § 619.