Apple Records, Inc. v. Capitol Records, Inc.

Decided May 17, 1988. John Carro wrote the opinion for the court.

137 A.D.2d 50 · Cited 132 times

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• North Shore Bottling Co. v. C. Schmidt & Sons, Inc. · 22 N.Y.2d 171
• Sanders v. Winship · 57 N.Y.2d 391
• S&S Hotel Ventures Ltd. Partnership v. 777 S.H. Corp. · 108 A.D.2d 351
• Charles v. Onondaga Community College · 69 A.D.2d 144

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