Derdiarian v. Felix Contracting Corp.

Decided November 20, 1980. Lawrence Henry Cooke wrote the opinion for the court.

51 N.Y.2d 308 · Cited 1,409 times

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• Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co. · 162 N.E. 99
• Nallan v. Helmsley-Spear, Inc. · 50 N.Y.2d 507
• Sheehan v. City of New York · 40 N.Y.2d 496
• Margolin v. New York Life Insurance · 32 N.Y.2d 149
• Kingsland v. Erie County Agricultural Society · 84 N.E.2d 38
• Pagan v. Goldberger · 51 A.D.2d 508

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