PIERSON v. EMPIRE STATE LAND ASSOCIATES, LLC


65 A.D.3d 1114 (2009)

VALERIE PIERSON, Plaintiff, v. EMPIRE STATE LAND ASSOCIATES, LLC, et al., Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellants. AU BON PAIN CO., INC., et al., Third-Party Defendants-Respondents. (And a Second Third-Party Action.)

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department.

Decided September 15, 2009.


Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

The interpretation of an unambiguous contract is the function of the court and the intent of the parties must be gleaned from the four corners of the agreement (see Jackson & Wheeler, Inc. v Village of Pleasantville, 56 A.D.3d 723, 724-725 [2008]). When construing the language of a contract, the court's goal is to arrive at a construction that will...

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