Trustees of Columbia University v. Mitchell/Giurgola Associates

Decided July 25, 1985. Betty Weinberg Ellerin wrote the opinion for the court.

109 A.D.2d 449 · Cited 129 times

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• McDermott v. City of New York · 50 N.Y.2d 211
• Rogers v. Dorchester Associates · 32 N.Y.2d 553
• D'Ambrosio v. City of New York · 55 N.Y.2d 454
• County of Westchester v. Welton Becket Associates · 102 A.D.2d 34
• Schiavone Construction Co. v. Elgood Mayo Corp. · 81 A.D.2d 221
• John R. Dudley Construction, Inc. v. Drott Manufacturing Co. · 66 A.D.2d 368

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