July 14, 2009

Contracts.

Practice point: A written agreement is ambiguous if it is reasonably susceptible of more than one interpretation.

Practitioners should note that, in the absence of such ambiguity, parol evidence is inadmissible at trial or on a motion for summary judgment.

Case: RM Realty Holdings Corp. v. Moore, NY Slip Op 05682 (1st Dept. 2009)

The opinion is here.

Tomorrow’s issue: Torts.