Legal Opinion
Seiden Associates, Inc. v. Anc Holdings, Inc., American National Can Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 23, 1992No. 656, Docket 91-7770PublishedCited by 421 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
The appeal before us presents a question of contract interpretation. When the meaning of a contract is litigated, a reviewing court ordinarily looks only at the words used by the drafters, who presumably understood what they intended. Where the language used creates an ambiguity, a reviewing court must permit the receipt of evidence in order to see what was in the drafters’ minds. Plaintiff Seiden Associates, Inc. (Seiden) commenced this action to recover unpaid fees it claimed to have earned when, pursuant to an agreement, it recruited William Sick, Jr. as chief…
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