Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. City of New York

Decided April 3, 1936. Edward S. Dore wrote the opinion for the court.

247 A.D. 163 · Cited 65 times

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• James v. Alderton Dock Yards, Ltd. · 176 N.E. 401
• Stratton v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. · 282 U.S. 10
• Baumann v. Baumann · 165 N.E. 819
• Fleischer v. Terker · 181 N.E. 14
• City Bank Farmers' Trust Co. v. New York Central Railroad · 170 N.E. 489

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