Ordered that the order and judgment is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
It is well settled that a surety's obligation is strictly construed and cannot be extended beyond the plain language of the contract (see, Becker v Faber, 280 N.Y. 146, 149; Mid-State Precast Sys. v Corbetta Constr. Co.,
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