State Supreme Court / N.Y.

Matter of City of New York (Allen St.)

Decided May 12, 1931. Irving Lehman wrote the opinion for the court.

176 N.E. 377 · Cited 105 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.

Jackson v. . State of New York · 213 N.Y. 34
Banner Milling Co. v. State of New York · 148 N.E. 668
Mott v. . Palmer · 1 N.Y. 564
Schuchardt v. . Mayor, Etc., of N.Y. · 53 N.Y. 202

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