Hammond v. Department of Social & Health Services

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that under New York law, contracts cannot be interpreted to read a nullity
• “Courts should read a contract as a harmonious and integrated whole to determine and give effect to its purpose and intent.”
• “[C]ourts should read a contract as a harmonious and integrated whole to determine and give effect to its purpose and intent.”
• “Courts may not . . . add . . . terms . . . through their interpretation of a contract.”
• “[W]hen parties set down their agreement in a clear, complete document, their writing should as a rule be enforced according to its terms.” (quotation omitted)
• “[C]ourts should read a contract as a harmonious and integrated whole to determine and give effect to its purpose and intent.” (quotation marks and citation omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).