context: In this case, there is relatively little extrinsic evidence. We agree with Mauer that a conclusory sworn statement from a principal of I4NI as to what was "understood" or "wanted" at the time the lease was signed brings little to the table.
citation_a.signal: cf.
citation_a.identifier: 347 N.W.2d 430, 432-33
citation_a.parenthetical: authorizing consideration of written and oral communications between the parties as an aid to contract interpretation
citation_a.sentence: See Peak, 799 N.W.2d at 544 (declining to give weight to one party’s undisclosed unilateral intent); cf. Kroblin v. RDR Motels, Inc., 347 N.W.2d 430, 432-33 (Iowa 1984) (authorizing consideration of written and oral communications between the parties as an aid to contract interpretation).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 799 N.W.2d 544, 544
citation_b.parenthetical: declining to give weight to one party's undisclosed unilateral intent
citation_b.sentence: See Peak, 799 N.W.2d at 544 (declining to give weight to one party’s undisclosed unilateral intent); cf. Kroblin v. RDR Motels, Inc., 347 N.W.2d 430, 432-33 (Iowa 1984) (authorizing consideration of written and oral communications between the parties as an aid to contract interpretation).