Hecht v. City of New York

Decided September 15, 1983. Lawrence Henry Cooke wrote the opinion for the court.

60 N.Y.2d 57 · Cited 375 times

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• Stark v. National City Bank · 16 N.E.2d 376
• Segar v. Youngs · 45 N.Y.2d 568

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