Legal Opinion
People v. Abrahams
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 17, 1976PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWachtler, J.
We have before us once again the problem presented by what are commonly called the Sunday Blue Laws. And while the notion of a quiet Sunday is unquestion*280ably valid in principle, we believe that two of the sections challenged here are constitutionally defective. We refer specifically to the sections dealing with the prohibition against public sales and the forfeiture provision of the statute (General Business Law, §§ 9, 12).1 Due to the gallimaufry of exceptions which has obliterated any natural nexus between section 9 and the salutory purpose of the Sabbath Laws and the pervasive ambiguity of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Soon Hing v. CrowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Kotch v. Board of River Port Pilot Comm'rs for Port of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- People v. Acme Markets, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Playtogs Factory Outlet, Inc. v. County of OrangeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
3Cited by36 opinions
- Caldor's, Inc. v. Bedding Barn, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Kroger Co. v. O'Hara TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Zayre Corp. v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. Franklin Fruit Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Gimbel Bros. v. Brook Shopping Centers, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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