Legal Opinion

Stars Jewelry by A Jeweler Corp. v. Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

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

Decided March 6, 2013Published

1Opinion of the Court

*671In an action to recover damages for breach of contract, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Warshawsky, J.), dated August 17, 2011, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

“[A] contract is to be construed in accordance with the parties’ intent, which is generally discerned from the four corners of the document itself’ (MHR Capital Partners LP v Presstek, Inc., 12 NY3d 640, 645 [2009]). Accordingly, “ ‘when parties set down their agreement in a clear, complete…

2Cases cited8 opinions

Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
W.W.W. Associates, Inc. v. GiancontieriNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
Vermont Teddy Bear Co. v. 538 Madison Realty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 2004
Oppenheimer & Co. v. Oppenheim, Appel, Dixon & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1995
MHR Capital Partners LP v. Presstek, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2009

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