Zuckerman v. City of New York

Decided April 1, 1980. Bernard Stern Meyer wrote the opinion for the court.

49 N.Y.2d 557 · Cited 8,959 times

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• Columbia Ribbon & Carbon Manufacturing Co. v. A-1-A Corp. · 42 N.Y.2d 496

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