Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew v. Barwick

Decided June 5, 1986. Bernard Stern Meyer wrote the opinion for the court.

67 N.Y.2d 510 · Cited 189 times

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• Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner · 387 U.S. 136
• Nys Law Enforcement Employees v. Cuomo · 64 N.Y.2d 233
• Westchester Reform Temple v. Brown · 22 N.Y.2d 488
• Agins v. City of Tiburon · 447 U.S. 255
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• New York Public Interest Research Group, Inc. v. Carey · 42 N.Y.2d 527
• Fred F. French Investing Co. v. City of New York · 39 N.Y.2d 587
• Diocese of Rochester v. Planning Board · 1 N.Y.2d 508
• New York Foreign Trade Zone Operators, Inc. v. State Liquor Authority · 34 N.E.2d 316
• Spears v. Berle · 48 N.Y.2d 254
• Reed v. Littleton · 9 N.E.2d 814
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• Penn Central Transportation Co. v. City of New York · 42 N.Y.2d 324
• Jewish Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore, Inc. v. Incorporated Village of Roslyn Harbor · 38 N.Y.2d 283
• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Federal Energy Administration · 435 F. Supp. 1239
• La Guardia v. Cavanaugh · 53 N.Y.2d 67

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