State Supreme Court / N.Y.

Joseph Martin, Jr., Delicatessen, Inc. v. Schumacher

Decided January 20, 1981. Bernard Stern Meyer wrote the opinion for the court.

52 N.Y.2d 105 · Cited 410 times

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May Metropolitan Corp. v. May Oil Burner Corp. · 49 N.E.2d 13
George Backer Management Corp. v. Acme Quilting Co. · 46 N.Y.2d 211
Willmott v. Giarraputo · 5 N.Y.2d 250
Farrell Lines, Inc. v. City of New York · 30 N.Y.2d 76
Heyert v. Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc. · 17 N.Y.2d 352
Lutterloh v. Patterson · 202 S.W.2d 767

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