Robert J. Barnabei Contracting, LLC v. Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center, Inc.

Two cardinal principles of law inform our review of contracts. One is that courts will not rewrite a contractual provision unwisely made by a party. Crews v. Crews, 295 Conn. 153, 173, 989 A.2d 1060 (2010). The other is that effect must be given, to the extent possible, to all provisions of an agreement. Honulik v. Greenwich, 293 Conn. 698, 711, 980 A.2d 880 (2009); Detels v. Detels, 79 Conn. App. 467, 472, 830 A.2d 381 (2003). I agree with the majority’s opinion affirming the denial of the plaintiffs claim for $9600 in extras for the more expensive kind of piling required to be installed. I…