State Supreme Court / N.Y.

Kovarsky v. Brooklyn Union Gas Co.

Decided December 9, 1938. Irving G. Hubbs wrote the opinion for the court.

18 N.E.2d 287 · Cited 73 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Pennsylvania Railroad v. Puritan Coal Mining Co. · 237 U.S. 121
Hollis v. Kutz · 255 U.S. 452
Great Northern Railway Co. v. Merchants Elevator Co. · 259 U.S. 285
City of New York v. Maltbie · 8 N.E.2d 289
City of Rochester v. Rochester Gas & Electric Corp. · 134 N.E. 828
City of Niagara Falls v. Public Service Commission · 128 N.E. 247

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