# Sentenne v. Kelly

> New York Supreme Court · March 13, 1891 · 13 N.Y.S. 529

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/5500331

## Case

- **Full name:** Sentenne v. Kelly
- **Court:** New York Supreme Court
- **Decided:** March 13, 1891
- **Citations:** 13 N.Y.S. 529; 66 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 512; 37 N.Y. St. Rep. 162; 59 Hun 512; 1891 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 1555
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Brunt
- **Judges:** Brien, Brunt
- **Cited by:** 9 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Van Brunt, P. J.
(concurring.) I concur in the result. It does not appear that adjudications can alter the import of plain words in a contract. It seems to me that the fact that as without any words of expedition in the contract the plaintiff would have been bound to furnish the goods within a reasonable time, the addition of such words shows conclusively that the parties had in mind something in addition to xvhat the law implied. “Within a reasonable time” seems to mean within such time as can be done following the ordinary course of business; “as soon as possible” seems to mean as soon as can be done, using the greatest diligence.
Daniels, J. i concur in the result.

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