Cohen v. Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Decided October 31, 1978. Domenick L. Gabrielli wrote the opinion for the court.

45 N.Y.2d 493 · Cited 1,689 times

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• Loewinthan v. Le Vine · 87 N.E.2d 303
• Bonnette v. . Molloy · 102 N.E. 559

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