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· 6/11/1996

Weissman v. Sinorm Deli, Inc.

Citations

  • 669 N.E.2d 242
  • 88 N.Y.2d 437
  • 646 N.Y.S.2d 308
  • 1996 N.Y. LEXIS 1177

How courts have described this case

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

  • “[W]hen parties set down their agreement in a clear, complete document, evidence outside the four corners of the document as to what was actually intended is generally inadmissible.”
  • “In an indemnification the entire loss is shifted from the person who has been compelled to pay (the indemnitee) to another upon the imposition of a contingent liability.”
  • “A guaranty ... is a contract of secondary liability.... [A] guarantor will be required to make payment only when the primary obligor has first defaulted.”

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Judges: Kaye

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