Legal Opinion
Riverside South Planning Corp. v. CRP/Extell Riverside, L.P.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 24, 2009No. 171PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
In this breach of contract case, we are asked to determine the scope of a sunset clause that appears in a 1993 Letter Agreement relating to the development of a parcel of real property. Because we agree with the Appellate Division that, under the provision in question, the obligations in the agreement ceased in 2003—two years before defendant purchased the property—we affirm the judgment dismissing plaintiff’s claim.
In 1984, Penn Yards Associates, a partnership controlled by Donald Trump, purchased the Penn Central Railroad Yards—a 76-acre parcel located on the…
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