Mazur v. Young

With regret, I believe that the majority opinion has mistakenly looked to a generalized legal doctrine as somehow overriding the specific language of the contract between the parties — a near — classic exaltation of form over substance. Because there is of course no contention that the guaranty executed by Roi and Dyan Young (“Youngs”) is somehow contrary to public policy so as to render it unenforceable, I submit that no basis exists for such a failure to hold Youngs to the unambiguous language of their commitment under the guaranty. Hence I respectfully dissent.

Most troubling is that, as…