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IN THE MATTER OF GERSH KORSINSKY, appellant, v. TAX COMMISSIONER, CITY OF NEW YORK, ETC., respondent.

DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

It is a primary rule of contract construction that "when parties set down their agreement in a clear, complete document, their writing should as a rule be enforced according to its terms" (W.W.W. Assocs. v. Giancontieri, 77 N.Y.2d 157, 162). Moreover, "[i]nterpretation of an unambiguous contract provision is a function for the court, and matters extrinsic to the agreement may not be considered when the intent of the parties can be gleaned from the face of the instrument" (Teitelbaum Holdings v. Gold, 48 N.Y.2d 51, 56; Chimart Assoc. v. Paul, 66 N.Y.2d 570, 572; see Gora v. D.I.D. Acquisition Co., 226 A.D.2d 425, 426; Magnolia Development Corp. v. Lockwood, 160 A.D.2d 774, 776-777).

Here, the parties' settlement agreement dated July 7, 1997, is a clear and complete document, and should be enforced according to its terms. The intent of the parties is clearly discernible from the four corners of that agreement. Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly upheld the validity of the settlement agreement.

The petitioner's remaining contentions are without merit.

RITTER, J.P., FLORIO, S. MILLER and H. MILLER, JJ., concur.

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KORSINSKY v. TAX COMMISSIONER
(Dec 2, 2002)