Chimart Associates v. Paul

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1986-01-16

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OPINION OF THE COURT Kaye, J. Where a written agreement between sophisticated, counseled businessmen is unambiguous on its face, one party cannot defeat summary judgment by a conclusory assertion that, owing to mutual mistake or fraud, the writing did not express his own understanding of the oral agreement reached during negotiations. The facts are largely uncontested. Defendant, David L.…

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