‘The New York Appellate Division Finds Ambiguity Where There Is None’

“Thanks to a tip from @NY_Contracts, here’s yet another story of a court failing at textual interpretation. The opinion in question is Dan’s Hauling & Demo, Inc v GMMM Hickling, LLC, No 1068, 2021 WL 1711512 (NY App Div 30 April 2021). It’s from the Fourth Department of the Appellate Division, New York State’s intermediate appellate court. The plaintiff agreed to remove hazardous materials from the defendants’ power plant, perform demolition work, and pay a specified amount to the defendants, and in exchange the plaintiff could remove salvaged metal and sell it to others …” (more)

[Adams on Contract Drafting, 4 May]

First posted 2021-05-05 08:45:10

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