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· 5/14/1981

Van Hoesen v. F & M Schaefer Brewing Co.

Citations

  • 53 N.Y.2d 918
  • 423 N.E.2d 817
  • 441 N.Y.S.2d 59
  • 1981 N.Y. LEXIS 2483

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  • “[W]here words used in a written contract are susceptible of more than one interpretation, the courts will look at the surrounding circumstances existing when the contract was entered into, the situation of the parties and the subject matter of the instrument.”

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