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· 11/2/1995

Wallace v. 600 Partners Co.

Citations

  • 658 N.E.2d 715
  • 86 N.Y.2d 543
  • 634 N.Y.S.2d 669
  • 1995 N.Y. LEXIS 3576

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that court intervention was necessary to correct provision in lease agreement that would lead to absurd result
  • \The rules governing the construction of ambiguous contracts are not triggered unless the court first finds an ambiguity.\
  • “The rules governing the construction of ambiguous contracts are not triggered unless the court first finds an ambiguity.”
  • \The rules governing the construction of ambiguous contracts are not triggered unless the court first finds an ambiguity.\
  • “[W]e note that [the] tenant’s claim for reformation is time-barred. The six-year Statute of Limitations of CPLR 213(6) began to run in 1960, at the time the asserted ‘scrivener’s error’ was allegedly committed.”
  • clear and complete writings should be enforced according to their terms

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Judges: Ciparick

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