Capital Newspapers Division of the Hearst Corp. v. Burns

Decided July 3, 1986. Richard Duncan Simons wrote the opinion for the court.

67 N.Y.2d 562 · Cited 557 times

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• M. Farbman & Sons, Inc. v. New York City Health · 62 N.Y.2d 75
• Fink v. Lefkowitz · 47 N.Y.2d 567
• John P. v. Whalen · 54 N.Y.2d 89
• Carpenter v. City of Plattsburgh · 105 A.D.2d 295
• People v. Keating · 286 A.D. 150
• Short v. Board of Managers · 57 N.Y.2d 399
• Cirale v. 80 Pine Street Corp. · 35 N.Y.2d 113
• Capital Newspapers Division of Hearst Corp. v. Burns · 109 A.D.2d 92

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