Benitez v. New York City Board of Education

Decided June 8, 1989. Joseph William Bellacosa wrote the opinion for the court.

73 N.Y.2d 650 · Cited 820 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Turcotte v. Fell · 68 N.Y.2d 432
• Maddox v. City of New York · 66 N.Y.2d 270
• McGee v. Board of Education · 16 A.D.2d 99
• Derdiarian v. Felix Contracting Corp. · 51 N.Y.2d 308
• Akins v. Glens Falls City School District · 53 N.Y.2d 325
• Nallan v. Helmsley-Spear, Inc. · 50 N.Y.2d 507
• Pratt v. Robinson · 39 N.Y.2d 554
• Murphy v. Steeplechase Amusement Co. · 166 N.E. 173
• Lawes v. Board of Education · 16 N.Y.2d 302
• Broderick v. Cauldwell-Wingate Co. · 301 N.Y. 182
• Hoose v. S. S. Drumm · 22 N.E.2d 233
• Zurich General Accident & Liability Insurance v. Childs Co. · 171 N.E. 391
• Verduce v. Board of Higher Education · 9 A.D.2d 214

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