Legal Opinion
Howard v. Howard
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 4, 2002PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a matrimonial action in which the parties were divorced by judgment dated November 15, 1999, the defendant appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (McNulty, JJ, dated July 2, 2001, as denied that branch of his motion which was to hold the plaintiff in contempt of court.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.
A stipulation of settlement is a contract subject to principles of contract interpretation (see, Rainbow v Swisher, 72 NY2d 106). It is the primary rule of construction of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- W.W.W. Associates, Inc. v. GiancontieriNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Chimart Associates v. PaulNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Rainbow v. SwisherNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Slamow v. Del ColNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- Slamow v. Del ColAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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