W.W.W. ASSOCS v. GIANCONTIERI


77 N.Y.2d 157 (1990)

W.W.W. Associates, Inc., Respondent, v. Frank Giancontieri et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 27, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Poli III for appellants.

Matthew Dollinger and Michael J. Spithogiannis for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.


KAYE, J.

In this action for specific performance of a contract to sell real property, the issue is whether an unambiguous reciprocal cancellation provision should be read in light of extrinsic evidence, as a contingency clause for the sole benefit of plaintiff purchaser, subject to its unilateral waiver. Applying the principle that clear, complete writings should generally...

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