Hearst Corp. v. Clyne

Decided July 3, 1980. Solomon Wachtler wrote the opinion for the court.

50 N.Y.2d 707 · Cited 1,757 times

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• Gannett Co. v. De Pasquale · 43 N.Y.2d 370
• People v. Hinton · 31 N.Y.2d 71
• People v. Jones · 47 N.Y.2d 409
• Sheppard v. Maxwell · 384 U.S. 333
• United States v. Munsingwear, Inc. · 340 U.S. 36
• Kercheval v. United States · 274 U.S. 220
• California v. San Pablo & Tulare Railroad · 149 U.S. 308
• Jones v. Berman · 37 N.Y.2d 42
• United States v. Alaska Steamship Co. · 253 U.S. 113
• MATTER OF UNITED PRESS ASSNS. v. Valente · 308 N.Y. 71
• Self-Insurer's Ass'n v. State Industrial Commission · 119 N.E. 1027
• Gold v. Lomenzo · 29 N.Y.2d 468
• Rosenbluth v. Finkelstein · 300 N.Y. 402
• People Ex Rel. Carr v. Martin · 35 N.E.2d 636
• Adirondack League Club v. Board of Black River Regulating District · 301 N.Y. 219
• East Meadow Community Concerts Ass'n v. Board of Education of Union Free School District No. 3 · 18 N.Y.2d 129
• United States Ex Rel. Smallwood v. LaValle · 377 F. Supp. 1148
• People Ex Rel. Guggenheim v. Mucci · 32 N.Y.2d 307
• Le Drugstore Etats Unis, Inc. v. New York State Board of Pharmacy · 33 N.Y.2d 298
• People v. Hagan · 24 N.Y.2d 395
• Matter of Rudd v. Hazard · 194 N.E. 764
• People v. Krennen · 190 N.E. 167
• Matter of Lyon Co. v. Morris · 185 N.E. 711

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