R & P Enterprises v. LaGuarta, Gavrel & Kirk, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that extrinsic evidence not admissible when contract is unambiguous
• explaining that extraneous materials can be considered to interpret a provision if it is ambiguous
• examining the terms of a promissory note and excluding extrinsic evidence as to its meaning
• noting a court should “examine[] and consider[] the entire instrument so that none of the provisions will be rendered meaningless”
• “[T]he Court will examine and consider the entire instrument so that none of the provisions will be rendered meaningless.”
• “If a written instrument is so worded that a court may properly give it a certain or definite legal meaning or interpretation, it is not ambiguous.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).