Legal Opinion
Voorhis v. Cornell Contracting Corp.
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided December 9, 1938PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
The Port of New York Authority, one of the defendants in this action, has appeared specially to ask for a dismissal of the complaint as to it on the ground that as an agency of the two States of New York and New Jersey, it is immune from suit in this court. The action was brought by the plaintiffs against the Port Authority and the Cornell Contracting Corporation to recover for damage to plaintiffs’ real property caused by blasting, in the course of work upon the approach to the Lincoln Tunnel, which was being constructed for the Port Authority by the contracting company. The specific grounds…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Ex Parte State of New York, No. 1Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- United States v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Atkin v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Helvering v. GerhardtSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Houck v. Little River Drainage DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Howell v. Port of New York AuthorityDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1940
- Marmor v. Port of New York AuthorityNew York Supreme Court · 1952
- Campbell v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1971
- 39th-40th Corp. v. Port of New York AuthorityNew York Supreme Court · 1946
- Trippe v. Port of New York AuthorityNew York Supreme Court · 1962
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