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Coughlin v. General Electric Company

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 5, 1992
79 N.Y.2d 1016 (N.Y. 1992)

Summary

holding that "the best evidence of what parties to a written agreement intend is what they say in their writing"

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Opinion

Submitted April 13, 1992

Decided May 5, 1992


Motion for reargument of motion for leave to appeal denied. Cross motion for imposition of sanctions denied.

Judge HANCOCK, JR., taking no part.


Summaries of

Coughlin v. General Electric Company

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 5, 1992
79 N.Y.2d 1016 (N.Y. 1992)

holding that "the best evidence of what parties to a written agreement intend is what they say in their writing"

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finding that standard contract clauses should be enforced as written

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Case details for

Coughlin v. General Electric Company

Case Details

Full title:JOHN F. COUGHLIN, SR., et al., Appellants, v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY et…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: May 5, 1992

Citations

79 N.Y.2d 1016 (N.Y. 1992)
584 N.Y.S.2d 424
594 N.E.2d 918

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