Akpan v. Koch

Decided April 5, 1990. Fritz Winfred Alexander II wrote the opinion for the court.

75 N.Y.2d 561 · Cited 230 times

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• Jackson v. New York State Urban Development Corp. · 67 N.Y.2d 400
• Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Board of Estimate · 72 N.Y.2d 674
• Chinese Staff & Workers Ass'n v. City of New York · 68 N.Y.2d 359
• Udell v. Haas · 21 N.Y.2d 463
• Save the Pine Bush, Inc. v. City of Albany · 70 N.Y.2d 193
• Aldrich v. Pattison · 107 A.D.2d 258
• Seawall Associates v. City of New York · 74 N.Y.2d 92
• Asian Americans for Equality v. Koch · 72 N.Y.2d 121

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