R/S Associates v. New York Job Development Authority

How courts have described this case

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

• consulting the Oxford English Dictionary to determine the plain and ordinary meaning of a contract term
• “We have long adhered to the sound rule in the construction of contracts, that where the language is clear, unequivocal and unambiguous, the contract is to be interpreted by its own language”
• New York courts “have long adhered to the sound rule in the construction of contracts, that where the language is clear, unequivocal and unambiguous, the contract is to be interpreted by its own language.”
• “We have long adhered to the ‘sound rule in the 20 construction of contracts, that where the language is clear, unequivocal and unambiguous, 21 the contract is to be interpreted by its own language.’ ”
• consulting same dictionary to glean plain meaning of contract

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).