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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 14 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Bethlehem Steel Co. v. Turner Construction Co..

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1 Bethlehem Steel Co. v. Turner Construction Co. Anchor
ny · 1957
green “mere assertion by one that contract language means something to him, where it is otherwise clear, unequivocal and understandable when read in connection with the whole contract, is not in and of itself enough to raise a triable issue of fact.” 4
2 Moore v. Kopel
nyappdiv · 1997
green “a contract is not rendered ambiguous just because one of the parties attaches a different, subjective meaning to one of its terms.” 4
3 Raymond Feifer, Nicholas Pocchia, and Edwin Molina v. Prudential Insurance Company of America, Daily News, L.P., and Daily News, L.P. Benefits Program
ca2 · 2002
green “where, as here, a contract is unambiguous, it is enforced according to its terms, and the court will generally not look 'outside the four corners of the document' to add to or vary it.” 3
4 Slattery Skanska Inc. v. American Home Assurance Co.
nyappdiv · 2009
green “that one party to the agreement may attach a particular, subjective meaning to a term that differs from the term's plain meaning does not render the term ambiguous.” 3

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