Legal Opinion

Sitler v. Saratoga Associates Landscape Architects

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 20, 2012Published

1Opinion of the CourtKavanagh, J.

*1452“ ‘Construction of an unambiguous contract is a matter of law, and the intention of the parties may be gathered from the four corners of the instrument and should be enforced according to its terms’ ” (Matter of Stevens v Allied Bldrs., Inc., 74 AD3d 1757, 1758 [2010], quoting Beal Sav. Bank v Sommer, 8 NY3d 318, 324 [2007]; see Matter of Matco-Norca, Inc., 22 AD3d 495, 496 [2005]; Stern v Birnbaum, 206 AD2d 514, 515 [1994]; see also Rehberger v Richtberg, 295 AD2d 490, 491 [2002]; Walker & Zanger [W. Coast] v Zanger, 241 AD2d 345, 345 [1997]). Here, the shareholder’s agreement provides that…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Beal Savings Bank v. SommerNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
  2. Stern v. BirnbaumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  3. Rehberger v. RichtbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  4. Stevens v. Allied Builders, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  5. Walker & Zanger (West Coast), Ltd. v. ZangerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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