Schor v. FMS Financial Corp.

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that where a contract’s language is “clear and unambiguous,” the court must “enforce those terms as written”
• explaining where a contract’s language is ambiguous, parties may “introduce proof of extrinsic circumstances bearing on the alleged proper interpretation of the language used”
• “A party that uses unambiguous terms in a contract cannot be relieved from the language simply because it had a secret, unexpressed intent that the language should have an interpretation contrary to the words’ plain meaning.”
• stating courts give contractual terms their plain and ordinary meaning

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

18 cases in this archive cite this case.

• DiCarlo v. St. Mary Hospital
  Third Circuit· 2008-06-24· cited 167×
• Mylan Inc. v. Smithkline Beecham Corp.
  Third Circuit· 2013-07-22· cited 94×
• RNC Systems, Inc. v. Modern Technology Group, Inc.
  D. New Jersey· 2012-03-20· cited 54×
• Tucker v. Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
  S.D. New York· 2014-09-30· cited 21×
• Estate of Albanese v. Lolio
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 2007-06-04· cited 14×
• China Falcon Flying Ltd. v. Dassault Falcon Jet Corp.
  D. New Jersey· 2018-05-08· cited 10×
• N. Providence, LLC v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (In re Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.)
  S.D. New York· 2014-04-28· cited 5×
• Bd v. Division of Medical Assistance & Health Serv.
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 2007-12-10· cited 4×
• Doynow Sales Associates, Inc. v. Rocheux International of New Jersey, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2009-08-24· cited 2×
• Chih Shen Chen v. Inteplast Group, Ltd.
  S.D. Texas· 2014-03-31· cited 2×
• Schmidt v. Ford Motor Co.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2016-08-01· cited 1×
• DiCarlo v. St Mary Hosp
  Third Circuit· 2008-06-24
• Composecure, L.L.C. v. CardUX, LLC f/k/a Affluent Card, LLC
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2018-02-01
• Composecure, L.L.C. v. CardUX, LLC f/k/a Affluent Card, LLC
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2018-02-12
• Dr. David M. Goldenberg v. Immunomedics, Inc.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2021-04-19
• Sywilok v. Internal Revenue Service (In re Gianninoto)
  D. New Jersey· 2015-10-16
• Ferguson Enterprises, LLC v. RAKJR Co.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2025-02-19
• Guam Waterworks Authority v. Civil Service Commission, and Joey A. Taitano, Real Party in Interest-Appellant
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Cites

20 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Brill v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1995-10-24· cited 3,095×
• Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance v. Boylan
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1998-01-22· cited 256×
• Kampf v. Franklin Life Insurance
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1960-06-13· cited 216×
• Nester v. O'Donnell
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1997-05-22· cited 121×
• Michaels v. Brookchester, Inc.
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1958-03-31· cited 118×
• Karl's Sales & Serv., Inc. v. Gimbel Bros., Inc.
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1991-07-16· cited 103×
• Great Atl. & Pac. Tea Co. v. Checchio
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 2000-12-14· cited 92×
• James v. Federal Insurance Co.
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1950-06-05· cited 78×
• Kaufman v. Provident Life & Casualty Insurance
  D. New Jersey· 1992-06-15· cited 57×
• Levison v. Weintraub
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1987-02-24· cited 47×
• Garden State Buildings, L.P. v. First Fidelity Bank, N.A.
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1997-11-20· cited 42×
• Hagrish v. Olson
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1992-02-25· cited 41×
• Stiefel v. Bayly, Martin and Fay
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1990-07-18· cited 37×
• Brick Tp. Mun. Util. Auth. v. Diversified RB & T. Construction Co.
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1979-12-11· cited 28×
• Stegmeier v. St. Elizabeth Hosp.
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1990-03-23· cited 26×
• Domanske v. Rapid-American Corp.
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 2000-04-24· cited 23×
• City of Orange Tp. v. EMPIRE MORTG. SERVICES
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 2001-06-15· cited 22×
• Sprowl v. Kitselman
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1993-10-29· cited 17×
• Allen v. Heritage Court Associates
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1999-10-18· cited 7×
• Elrac, Inc. v. Britto
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 2001-06-25· cited 4×