Case law

People v. Banks

146 Misc. 2d 601 · New York Supreme Court · Dec 7, 1989

clause rights in order to prevent [Oscar Brown’s] prior grand jury testimony * * * from being admitted against him.’ ” (Matter of Holtzman v Hellenbrand, supra, 92 AD2d, at 412-413, 415 ; see also, United States v Mastrangelo … Brown.

Cole v. Rome Savings Bank

96 Misc. 188 · New York Supreme Court · Mar 15, 1916

And the presumption is that the parties intended to contract for the performance of lawful acts and not those which would be unlawful. 16 Cyc. 1082; Willmarth v. Crawford, 10 Wend. 341, 344 ; Brown v. … Brown, 34 Barb. 533 ; Korn v. Shedler, 11 Daly, 234 .

Meyers v. Scott

2 N.Y.S. 753 · New York Supreme Court · Nov 23, 1888

Dodge v Woolsey, 18 How. 331, 341 ; Brinkerhoff v. Brown, 6 Johns. Ch. 139 ; Fellows v Fellows, 4 Cow. 682 ; Campbell v. Mackay, 1 Mylne & C. 603; Parr v. Attorney General, 8 Clark & F. 409; Attorney General v. … Y. 444 ; Menier v. Hoopers, etc., Works, L. R. 9 Ch. 353; Mason v. Harris, 11 Ch. Div. 97; and Gray v. Steam-Ship Co., 3 Hun, 383 , and Leslie *758 v.

Flour City National Bank v. Garfield

37 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 579 · New York Supreme Court · Oct 15, 1883

They then drew a bill of exchange on that bank, payable to the order of Brown, Shipley & Co., of London, which, together with the bill of lading, was presented to Brown, Brothers & Co., of the city of New York, who purchased … (Marine Bank v. Jauncey, 1 Barb. *586 [S. C.], 486; Hoyt v. Story, 3 id., 263; Clark v. Mauran, 3 Paige, 373 ; Morton v. Naylor, 1 Hill, 583 ; Cayuga County Bank v. Daniels, 47 N. Y., 637; Bailey v. Hudson River R. R.

Cromarty v. Leonard

26 Misc. 2d 405 · New York Supreme Court · Jan 26, 1961

of Supervisors comprising 34 members (Plantz v. … Argus Co. v. Bresler, 70 App. Div. 294 , affd. 171 N. Y. 302 ; Matter of Heafy v. McCabe, 247 App. Div. 277 ).

Barnes v. Seligman

8 N.Y.S. 834 · New York Supreme Court · Jan 24, 1890

The same rule was laid down in Pollen v. Le Roy, 30 N. Y. 549 , and Windmuller v. Pope, 107 N. Y. 674 , 14 N. E. Rep. 436. … Y. 68 ; Bank v. Morgan, 73 N. Y. 593 ; and Pope v. Cole, 55 N. Y. 124 ,—in no way conflict with this proposition.

Corcoran v. New York Central & Hudson River Railroad

20 Misc. 197 · New York Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1897

Brown, Witness. “October 22,1895.” … Vanderbilt v. Schreyer, 91 N. Y. 401 ; 2 Parsons on Contracts, 437. Seybolt v. N. Y., L. E. & W. R. R. Co., 95 N. Y. 562 , was a case where a mail agent wás killed by an accident’ on defendant’s ■road.

Ward v. Center

3 Johns. 271 · New York Supreme Court · Aug 15, 1808

The case of Pasley v. Freeman, * seems to have been taken for law, but it never has, to my knowledge,, received the sanction of this court. … They were not misdirected (as was the case in Pasley v. Freeman,) on a point of law.

Nance v. Town of Oyster Bay

41 Misc. 2d 446 · New York Supreme Court · Nov 18, 1963

Div. 257 [2d Dept.]; Price v. Brown, 101 N. Y. 669 ). Any claim by Huntington to these underwater lands by reason of any early grants, conveyances, charters or patents must also fail. … VIII, §§ 1 and 10; Matter of Boyd v. Collins, 11 N Y 2d 228, 231, 234; New York Tel. Co. v. Board of Educ. of City of Elmira, 270 N. Y. 111, 119 ; Matter of Schulster v. Carney, 196 Misc. 356 , affd. 276 App.

Rorke v. Russell

2 Lans. 244 · New York Supreme Court · Nov 15, 1869

(See Austin v. Searing, 16 N. Y., 117 , 118, &c.) … (Fellows v. Fellows, 4 John. Ch. R., 25 ; Iveson v. Harris, 7 Vesey, 256; Dawson v. Princess, 2 Anstr., 521; Sage v. Quay, Clarke’s Ch., 347; 1 Barb. Ch. Pr., 632; Watson v. Fuller, 9 How. Pr. R., 425.)

3 Lafayette Avenue Corp. v. Comptroller of New York

152 Misc. 2d 108 · New York Supreme Court · Sep 20, 1991

"The act sought to be compelled must be ministerial, nondiscretionary and nonjudgmental, and [must] be premised upon specific statutory authority mandating performance in a specific manner” (Matter of Brown v New York State … The stay permitted by CPLR 5519 (a) has been strictly construed (see, Baker v Board of Educ., 152 AD2d 1014 ; Walker v Delaware & Hudson R. R. Co., 120 AD2d 919).

International Ass'n of Machinists & Aerospace Workers v. Allegis Corp.

144 Misc. 2d 983 · New York Supreme Court · Aug 2, 1989

Jurisdiction over such "minor disputes” was vested by Congress in adjustment boards rather than in the courts. As the Supreme Court noted in Union Pac. R. R. … Laches is a purely equitable defense which may not be interposed in an action at law to recover for the tort of fraud (Brown v Lockwood, 76 AD2d 721, 729 [2d Dept 1980]).

Boston Trade Bank v. Kuzon

154 Misc. 2d 217 · New York Supreme Court · Apr 22, 1992

The board of managers of the Octavia Condominium as additional defendant upon the counterclaim, in an affirmation herewith deemed for the purposes of judicial economy to be a cross motion, seeks declaratory relief, declaring … (King v Pelkofski, supra, 20 NY2d, at 333-334 ; see also, 78 NY Jur 2d, Mortgages and Deeds of Trust, § 345.)

Fairman v. Santos

174 Misc. 2d 85 · New York Supreme Court · Aug 19, 1997

Such allegations state a cognizable claim for relief (see, Arbegast v Board of Educ., 65 NY2d 161 , 164; Vavosa v Stiles, 220 AD2d 363 ; Ochacher v Jamaica Bay Riding Academy, 202 AD2d 239 ; Panzer v Harding, 118 AD2d 842 … (See, Brown v New York City Health & Hosps. Corp., 225 AD2d 36, 44 ; Creed v United Hosp., 190 AD2d 489, 491 ; Lancellotti v Howard, 155 AD2d 588, 589-590 .)

People ex rel. Woodside v. Board of Inspectors of Election of 56th Election District of Town of Hempstead

88 Misc. 2d 696 · New York Supreme Court · Nov 12, 1976

(Kramer v Union School Dist., 395 US 621 ; Phoenix v Kolodziejski, 399 US 204 ; Dunn v Blumstein, 405 US 330 ; Matter of Atkin v Onondaga County Bd. of Elections, 30 NY2d 401 .) The right to vote is fundamental. … (Matter of Conlin v Kisiel, 35 AD2d 423, aifd 28 NY2d 700 ; Matter of Starr v Meisser, 39 AD2d 712 , affd 33 NY2d 748 .) Accordingly, the court directed the board to make provision for Mr.

Coon v. Syracuse & Utica Rail-Road

6 Barb. 231 · New York Supreme Court · May 1, 1849

Murray v. South Carolina R. R., 1 McMullen, 385. Brown v. Maxwell, 6 Hill, 592 .) Do the facts in the present case present the same questions ? and if not, do they present questions differing essentially in principle ? … The reasoning of Chief Justice Shaw, in Farwell v.

Arthurs v. Regan

69 Misc. 2d 363 · New York Supreme Court · Mar 14, 1972

In Alverez v. … Maggio v.

In re City of New York

119 N.Y.S. 1054 · New York Supreme Court · Dec 20, 1909

The case of Burchard v. State of New York, 128 App. Div. 750 , 113 N. Y. … See County of Orange v. Ellsworth, 98 App. Div. 275 , 90 N. Y. Supp. 576 .

Schieffelin v. Berry

127 Misc. 178 · New York Supreme Court · Apr 22, 1926

This rule lies at the root of the decision in Browne v. City of New York ( 241 N. Y. 96 ), which held transit to be a State function, although paid for by the city. … (Matter of Wright v. Craig, 202 App. Div. 684 ; affd., 234 N. Y. 548 ; Matter of Mahon v. Board of Education, 171 id. 263; Hammitt v. Gaynor, 82 Misc. 196 ; affd., 165 App. Div. 909 .)

Cuglar v. Power Authority

4 Misc. 2d 879 · New York Supreme Court · Feb 14, 1957

(Brown v. United States, 263 U. S. 78 ; Matter of Watkins v. Ughetta, 273 App. Div. 969 , affd. 297 N. Y. 1002 . See, also, Dohany v. Rogers, 281 U. S. 362 ; Rogers v. Bradshaw, 20 Johns. 735 .) It was held in Brown v. … Brown v. United States, supra.)