Case Name: International Dictating & Telephone Equipment, Inc., Respondent, v. Randy International, Ltd., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-03-12
Citations: 225 A.D.2d 362
Docket Number: 
Parties: International Dictating & Telephone Equipment, Inc., Respondent, v Randy International, Ltd., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 225
Pages: 362–362

Head Matter:
International Dictating & Telephone Equipment, Inc., Respondent, v Randy International, Ltd., Appellant.
[638 NYS2d 650]

Opinion:
The IAS Court correctly found that the documents comprising the parties' contract are unambiguous in requiring that defendant not release the goods to the buyer without payment (see, e.g., Brooklyn Overall Export Co. v Amerford Intl. Corp., 83 AD2d 598, affd 54 NY2d 907). It is irrelevant whether, in this particular transaction, defendant acted as a common carrier or merely as a freight forwarder, since loss of or damage to goods is not involved. We have considered defendant's other arguments and find them to be without merit. Concur — Rosenberger, J. P., Ellerin, Rubin, Kupferman and Tom, JJ.