W.W.W. Associates, Inc. v. Giancontieri

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining court must examine the entire contract, in order to “safeguard against adopting an interpretation that would render any individual provision superfluous”
• “Evidence outside the four corners of the document as to what was really intended but unstated or misstated is generally inadmissible to add to or vary the writing.”
• “form merger provision” “plainly manifests” parties’ intention that written terms expressed the full and final agreement
• “Whether or not a writing is ambiguous is a question of law to be resolved by the courts.”
• “Whether or not a writing is ambiguous is a question of law to be resolved by the courts.”
• “[Wjhen parties set down their agreement in a clear, complete document, their writing should as a rule be enforced according to its terms.”

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Cited by

1,025 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Greenfield v. Philles Records, Inc.
  New York Court of Appeals· 2002-10-17· cited 1,150×
• Caisse Nationale De Credit Agricole, a French Banking Corporation v. Cbi Industries, Incorporated, a Delaware Corporation, Cross-Appellee
  Seventh Circuit· 1996-08-20· cited 747×
• Eternity Global Master Fund Limited v. Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York and Jpmorgan Chase Bank
  Second Circuit· 2004-07-09· cited 724×
• Tom Doherty Associates, Inc. D/B/A Tor Books v. Saban Entertainment, Inc. And Saban International N.V.
  Second Circuit· 1995-07-12· cited 639×
• Orlander v. Staples, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 2015-09-16· cited 442×
• Seiden Associates, Inc. v. Anc Holdings, Inc., American National Can Co.
  Second Circuit· 1992-03-23· cited 431×
• Kass v. Kass
  New York Court of Appeals· 1998-05-07· cited 386×
• Vermont Teddy Bear Co. v. 538 Madison Realty Co.
  New York Court of Appeals· 2004-03-25· cited 380×
• Nowak v. Ironworkers Local 6 Pension Fund
  Second Circuit· 1996-04-15· cited 374×
• LAW DEBENTURE TRUST CO. OF NY. v. Maverick Tube Corp.
  Second Circuit· 2010-02-19· cited 372×
• Teichman v. Community Hospital of Western Suffolk
  New York Court of Appeals· 1996-02-15· cited 344×
• A.H.A. General Construction, Inc. v. New York City Housing Authority
  New York Court of Appeals· 1998-06-11· cited 317×
• AEP Energy Services Gas Holding Co. v. Bank of America, N.A.
  Second Circuit· 2010-10-29· cited 287×
• Nappy v. Nappy
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2007-05-15· cited 267×
• Marshall v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1992-10-05· cited 259×
• STRANSKY, BETH A. v. DIPALMA, JEFFREY
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2016-03-25· cited 242×
• Arnell Constr. Corp. v. New York City School Constr. Auth.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2016-11-09· cited 236×
• Hugo Boss Fashions, Inc. & Hugo Boss Usa, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants v. Federal Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee
  Second Circuit· 2001-06-08· cited 235×
• Consarc Corporation v. Marine Midland Bank, N.A.
  Second Circuit· 1993-06-14· cited 230×
• JA Apparel Corp. v. Abboud
  Second Circuit· 2009-06-10· cited 215×

Cites

12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Zuckerman v. City of New York
  New York Court of Appeals· 1980-04-01· cited 8,959×
• Friends of Animals, Inc. v. Associated Fur Manufacturers, Inc.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1979-04-05· cited 944×
• Chimart Associates v. Paul
  New York Court of Appeals· 1986-01-16· cited 784×
• Mercury Bay Boating Club Inc. v. San Diego Yacht Club
  New York Court of Appeals· 1990-04-26· cited 338×
• Intercontinental Planning, Ltd. v. Daystrom Inc.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1969-04-10· cited 279×
• Rentways, Inc. v. O'Neill Milk & Cream Co.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1955-04-14· cited 219×
• Van Wagner Advertising Corp. v. S & M Enterprises
  New York Court of Appeals· 1986-04-01· cited 155×
• Oxford Commercial Corp. v. Landau
  New York Court of Appeals· 1963-04-04· cited 48×
• Judnick Realty Corp. v. 32 West 32nd Street Corp.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1984-02-16· cited 33×
• Satterly v. Plaisted
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1976-05-28· cited 17×
• Satterly v. Plaisted
  New York Court of Appeals· 1977-06-30· cited 14×
• W.W.W. Associates, Inc. v. Giancontieri
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1989-12-13· cited 9×

Other cases named W.W.W. Associates, Inc. v. Giancontieri

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• W.W.W. Associates, Inc. v. Giancontieri
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1989-12-13· cited 9×