Contracts · MBE-tested

Rio Energy International, Inc., Appellant, v. J. Aron & Company et al., Respondents

244 A.D.2d 295664 N.Y.S.2d 306·New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division·1997·NY

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Opinion

Rio Energy International, Inc., Appellant, v J. Aron & Company et al., Respondents. [664 NYS2d 306] [MAJORITY] —Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Ira Gammerman, J.), entered November 8, 1996, which dismissed so much of an action as sought to recover attorneys’ fees, unanimously affirmed, with costs. Plaintiff’s claim for attorneys’ fees was properly rejected on the ground that under the “Non-Performance” clause of the subject contract, recovery of attorneys’ fees is limited to plaintiff’s exercise of the remedy of liquidation and set-off, a remedy not exercised by plaintiffs, who instead opted to sue for breach of contract. Concur—Milonas, J. P., Rosenberger, Rubin, Williams and Colabella, JJ.