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Frigaliment Importing Co v BNS International Sales Corp

190 F. Supp. 116 (S.D.N.Y. 1960)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Year1960
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

When a contract term is ambiguous, the party seeking a narrower interpretation bears the burden of showing that both parties intended that meaning.

Area of Law

contract

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