Flacke v. Onondaga Landfill Systems, Inc.

Decided March 31, 1987. Fritz Winfred Alexander II wrote the opinion for the court.

69 N.Y.2d 355 · Cited 216 times

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• Capital Telephone Co. v. Pattersonville Telephone Co. · 56 N.Y.2d 11
• Warder v. Board of Regents · 53 N.Y.2d 186
• Kurcsics v. Merchants Mutual Insurance · 49 N.Y.2d 451
• Burger King, Inc. v. State Tax Commission · 51 N.Y.2d 614
• Public Service Commission v. Norton · 304 N.Y. 522

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