Legal Opinion
EASTERN CONSOLIDATED PROPERTIES, INC. v. Adelaide Realty Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 18, 2000PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs. The certified question should not be answered upon the ground that it is unnecessary.
We decline to accept plaintiffs invitation to overrule Graff v Billet (64 NY2d 899). Moreover, “the doctrine of stare decisis should not be departed from except under compelling circumstances” (Cenven, Inc. v Bethlehem Steel Corp., 41 NY2d 842, 843; see also, City of Buffalo v Cargill, Inc., 44 NY2d 7, 17).
Chief Judge Kaye (concurring). In the past, reasonable minds differed over the interpretation of a contract…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- People v. HobsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Graff v. BilletNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Gangel v. DeGrootNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- In re the Estate of EckartNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Claim of Cooper v. McCallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Bazakos v. LewisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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