W.W.W. Associates, Inc. v. Giancontieri
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Spatt, J.
This appeal affords us the opportunity to further clarify the law involving contingency clauses contained in a contract to sell real property. Notwithstanding the fact-specific holdings of the cases decided in this area of law, some rules of general application have evolved. While the formulation of broad, sweeping rules of contract interpretation with respect to contingency clauses would be unwise and unworkable, if not impossible, the case law provides some guidelines to aid parties entering into such contracts as well as their counsel and the courts. As the…
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