Legal Opinion

Williams v. Village of Endicott

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

Decided January 19, 2012PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.

*1161“In determining the obligations of parties to a contract, courts will first look to the express contract language used to give effect to the intention of the parties, and where the language of a contract is clear and unambiguous, the court will construe and discern that intent from the document itself as a matter of law” (Shook v Blue Stores Corp., 30 AD3d 811, 812 [2006] [internal *1162quotation marks and citations omitted]; see Angelino v Michael Freedus, D.D.S., P.C., 69 AD3d 1203, 1205-1206 [2010]; Bauersfeld v Board of Educ. of Morrisville-Eaton Cent. School Dist., 46 AD3d 1003, 1005 [2007],…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. W.W.W. Associates, Inc. v. GiancontieriNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  2. Greenfield v. Philles Records, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2002
  3. CV Holdings, LLC v. Artisan Advisors, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  4. Rose v. La JouxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  5. Pozament Corp. v. AES Westover, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

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3Cited by21 opinions

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  3. Agor v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. Agor v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  5. KOLBE, HERBERT v. TIBBETTS, CHRISTINE J.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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