Nycal Corp. v. INOCO PLC

How courts have described this case

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

• finding that “the only testimonial evidence presented by either party that is properly considered is the testimony . . . concerning objective expressions of the parties’ intent made during the negotiations”
• rejecting testimony concerning contracts negotiations where witness did not have personal knowledge of the negotiations
• Lacey and Rowland deposition testimony deemed to be sworn, based on personal knowledge, and set forth facts admissible in evidence
• “[S]ummary judgment is appropriate in a contract interpretation dispute whenever there is no genuine issue of fact . . . .”
• testimony reflecting subjective intent or understanding only is not properly considered in construing ambiguous language in an agreement
• “[W]hen resolving disputes concerning the meaning of ambiguous contract language, unexpressed subjective views have no proper bearing.” (collecting cases)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

35 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

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• DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. v. Rhodes
  S.D. New York· 2008-09-29· cited 39×
• Gulf USA Corporation v. Federal Insurance Company
  Ninth Circuit· 2001-08-07· cited 34×
• Ferguson v. Lion Holding, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2007-03-01· cited 24×
• Development Specialists, Inc. v. Peabody Energy Corp.
  S.D. New York· 2013-01-30· cited 24×
• Faulkner v. National Geographic Society
  S.D. New York· 2006-09-18· cited 23×
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. v. Wachovia Bank (In Re Musicland Holding Corp.)
  S.D. New York· 2007-08-24· cited 19×
• Kopel v. Campanile (In Re Kopel)
  E.D. New York· 1999-03-01· cited 19×
• Delta Mills, Inc. v. GMAC Commercial Finance LLC (In Re Delta Mills, Inc.)
  D. Delaware· 2009-03-17· cited 19×
• Malmsteen v. Universal Music Group, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2013-04-19· cited 18×
• Consorcio Prodipe, S.A. De C v. v. Vinci, S.A.
  S.D. New York· 2008-03-12· cited 16×
• Space Imaging Europe, Ltd. v. Space Imaging L.P.
  S.D. New York· 1999-03-17· cited 15×
• MSF Holding Ltd. v. Fiduciary Trust Co. International
  S.D. New York· 2006-06-20· cited 15×
• Shepley v. New Coleman Holdings Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1999-04-01· cited 13×
• Robbins International, Inc. v. Robbins MBW Corp. (In Re Robbins International, Inc.)
  S.D. New York· 2002-03-07· cited 12×
• Faulkner v. National Geographic Society
  S.D. New York· 2003-12-11· cited 12×
• First Montauk Securities Corp. v. Menter
  S.D. New York· 1998-11-17· cited 9×
• Lee v. Marvel Enterprises, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2005-01-17· cited 7×
• Acushnet Company v. Beam, Inc.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-02-02· cited 7×
• RJE CORP. v. Northville Industries Corp.
  E.D. New York· 2002-04-25· cited 6×

Cites

36 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Annette Heyman v. Commerce and Industry Insurance Company
  Second Circuit· 1975-10-24· cited 1,021×
• Schering Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Home Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee
  Second Circuit· 1983-06-21· cited 335×
• Mencher v. Weiss
  New York Court of Appeals· 1953-07-14· cited 189×
• Hotchkiss v. National City Bank of New York
  S.D. New York· 1911-12-30· cited 166×
• Walk-In Medical Centers, Inc. v. Breuer Capital Corp.
  Second Circuit· 1987-05-05· cited 164×
• Elizabeth A. Honce v. Jose A. Vigil, D/B/A Dorado Investments, Inc., A/K/A Villa Chaparral Mobile Home Sub-Division Dorado Investments, Inc.
  Tenth Circuit· 1993-08-25· cited 162×
• William Rothenberg v. Lincoln Farm Camp, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1985-02-25· cited 159×
• Unnamed case
  Second Circuit· 1985-03-18· cited 124×
• Burger King Corporation v. The Horn & Hardart Company
  Second Circuit· 1990-01-19· cited 116×
• Wards Company, Inc. v. Stamford Ridgeway Associates and Trim Fashions, Inc., Stamford Ridgeway Associates
  Second Circuit· 1985-05-03· cited 113×
• Ernst v. Mechanics' & Metals Nat. Bank of New York
  Second Circuit· 1912-12-09· cited 105×
• Wells v. Shearson Lehman/American Express, Inc.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1988-06-07· cited 103×
• Surlak v. Surlak
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1983-09-12· cited 86×
• Mellon Bank, N.A. v. United Bank Corporation Of New York
  Second Circuit· 1994-08-09· cited 78×
• Hudson-Port Ewen Associates, L.P. v. Kuo
  New York Court of Appeals· 1991-07-09· cited 73×
• Paragon Resources, Inc. v. National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation
  Fifth Circuit· 1983-01-21· cited 56×
• Holt v. Alleghany Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1966-04-18· cited 51×
• Suzanne M. Hanson Peter C. Hanson v. McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. McCaw Communications of Florida, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1996-02-27· cited 51×
• Hudson-Port Ewen Associates, L.P. v. Chien Kuo
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1991-03-07· cited 48×
• Alleghany Corporation v. Allan P. Kirby, Charles T. Ireland, Jr., and Fred M. Kirby, Randolph Phillips
  Second Circuit· 1964-07-22· cited 47×

Other cases named Nycal Corp. v. INOCO PLC

2 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Nycal Corp. v. INOCO PLC
  S.D. New York· 1997-01-13· cited 3×
• Nycal Corp. v. INOCO PLC
  S.D. New York· 1997-06-30· cited 3×