The following excerpt is from Israel v. Carpenter, 120 F.3d 361 (2nd Cir. 1997):
Massachusetts law evidently allows and requires inquiry into the intended scope and effect of such a stipulation; in Massachusetts, "[t]he circumstances surrounding the making of [an] agreement must be examined to determine the objective intent of the parties." Edmonds v. United States, 642 F.2d
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