Billy v. Consolidated Machine Tool Corp.

Decided October 21, 1980. Bernard Stern Meyer wrote the opinion for the court.

51 N.Y.2d 152 · Cited 257 times

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• Williams v. Hartshorn · 69 N.E.2d 557
• Lowendahl v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 247 A.D. 144
• Torrey Delivery, Inc. v. Chautauqua Truck Sales & Service, Inc. · 47 A.D.2d 279
• Port Chester Electrical Construction Corp. v. Atlas · 40 N.Y.2d 652
• Berkey v. Third Avenue Railway Co. · 155 N.E. 58
• Murray v. City of New York · 43 N.Y.2d 400
• Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Enco Associates, Inc. · 43 N.Y.2d 389
• Rapid Transit Subway Construction Co. v. City of New York · 182 N.E. 145
• International Aircraft Trading Co. v. Manufacturers Trust Co. · 297 N.Y. 285
• Volk v. City of New York · 30 N.E.2d 596
• Jansen v. Harmon · 164 N.W.2d 323
• Schlenk v. Aerial Contractors, Inc. · 268 N.W.2d 466
• Needham v. Fred's Frozen Foods, Inc. · 359 N.E.2d 544

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