NRT New York, LLC v. Kontos
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The indemnification clause at issue here clearly and unambiguously makes third-party defendant Triton’s indemnification of Kontos conditioned upon Triton’s use of a broker other than Corcoran. Thus, Triton promised that if it violated the contract by dealing with another broker and that broker sued Kontos, Triton would indemnify Kontos for the cost of defending such suit. With regard to indemnification, the sales contract promised that, and nothing more, and this Court rejects Kontos’ attempt to read into the clause a duty by Triton to otherwise indemnify Kontos (see Hooper Assoc. v AGS…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- W.W.W. Associates, Inc. v. GiancontieriNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Hooper Associates Ltd. v. AGS Computers, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Harvey v. GreenbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011