· 11/24/2009
Riverside South Planning Corp. v. CRP/Extell Riverside, L.P.
Citations
- 13 N.Y.3d 398
- 892 N.Y.S.2d 303
- 920 N.E.2d 359
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that the plain language of a contract’s sunset clause applied to the entire agreement when “the parties could have drafted an agreement that restricted the scope of the sunset clause” but declined to do so
- noting that New York courts construe contracts holistically, rather than taking each term in isolation
- “Where the language chosen by the parties has a definite and precise meaning, there is no ambiguity.”
- “A written contract must be interpreted according to the parties’ intent, which is derived from the plain meaning of the language employed in the agreements.” (internal quotation marks omitted)
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Judges: Graffeo
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