State Supreme Court / N.Y.

Rockland Light and Power Co. v. City of New York

Decided July 29, 1942. Irving Lehman wrote the opinion for the court.

43 N.E.2d 803 · Cited 398 times

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Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. City of New York · 11 N.E.2d 728

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