· 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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