28 Cited authorities

  1. Sillman v. Twentieth Century-Fox

    3 N.Y.2d 395 (N.Y. 1957)   Cited 5,995 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Finding that provision prohibited assignments when the provision stated, in part, that "neither party hereto shall assign this agreement . . . without the prior written consent of the other party," and "that [defendant] shall not be required to recognize any assignments; and that if [defendant] shall receive notice of the existence of any assignment, it shall have the right to withhold payments until the assignment is cancelled or withdrawn"
  2. Wallace v. 600 Partners Co.

    86 N.Y.2d 543 (N.Y. 1995)   Cited 359 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Explaining that "[t]he rules governing the construction of ambiguous contracts are not triggered unless the court first finds an ambiguity"
  3. Rose v. Spa Realty Associates

    42 N.Y.2d 338 (N.Y. 1977)   Cited 506 times
    Holding that "conduct relied upon to establish estoppel must not be otherwise compatible" with an explanation other than the alleged new contractual modification
  4. Stendig, Inc. v. Thom Rock Realty Company

    163 A.D.2d 46 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)   Cited 326 times

    July 3, 1990 Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Shirley Fingerhood, J.). Plaintiff brought this action seeking to recover damages for breach of a lease agreement, fraudulent misrepresentation and interference with contractual relations against the landlord, Thom Rock Realty Company, its leasing agent, The International Design Center, Inc. (IDC), its general partners, Skillrock Realty Company and Harvey Schulweis, Lazard Development Company which oversees construction at the premises

  5. Ritt v. Lenox Hill Hospital

    182 A.D.2d 560 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)   Cited 277 times
    Holding [T]he function of a reply affidavit is to address arguments made in opposition to the position taken by the movant and not to permit the movant to introduce new arguments in support of the motion. . . ."
  6. Lumbermens Mutual Cas. Co. v. Morse Shoe Co.

    218 A.D.2d 624 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)   Cited 136 times
    Noting that state courts retain the power to determine the effect of a discharge in bankruptcy where a tort claimant seeks to proceed against a discharged debtor only for the purpose of recovering against an insurer
  7. Madison Avenue Leasehold, LLC v. Madison Bentley Associates LLC

    2006 N.Y. Slip Op. 9502 (N.Y. 2006)   Cited 88 times
    Stating the parol evidence rule
  8. Banque Worms v. Bankamerica

    77 N.Y.2d 362 (N.Y. 1991)   Cited 102 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Adopting the discharge for value rule in the context of wire transfers
  9. Ronnen v. Ajax Elec. Corp.

    88 N.Y.2d 582 (N.Y. 1996)   Cited 78 times

    Argued June 6, 1996 Decided July 9, 1996 Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Fourth Judicial Department, L. Paul Kehoe, J. Nixon, Hargrave, Devans Doyle, LLP, Rochester ( Francis E. Kenny of counsel), for Deborah Ronnen and others, appellants. Gough, Skipworth, Summers, Eves Trevett, Rochester (Kenneth Bersani and Thomas M. VanStrydonck of counsel), and Bilgore, Reich, Levine, Kroll Kantor for Bruce Lipsky and another, appellants. Woods, Oviatt, Gilman, Sturman Clarke LLP

  10. Joseph P. Day Realty v. Jeffrey Lawrence

    270 A.D.2d 140 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)   Cited 42 times
    Granting summary judgment where tenant undisputably left premises before expiration of lease term and this conduct was susceptible of more than one reasonable explanation