Legal Opinion
Mary Chamberlain Trust v. Litke
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 20, 1988PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
Petitioner’s property was condemned by the City of New York in 1971. At that time, the City planned to use the property for a new courthouse for the New York City Civil Court. The courthouse was never constructed. Instead, in 1982 and 1986, the City made efforts to lease the property to private tenants.
Petitioner commenced the present proceeding in 1986 to prohibit the City from taking further steps to lease the property or otherwise dispose of it without permitting it a right of first refusal.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Pokoik v. Department of Health ServicesNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
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