Legal Opinion
Hertz Corp. v. Attorney-General of New York
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 18, 1987PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Edward J. Greenfield, J.
The Hertz Corporation has moved to quash a subpoena requiring it to make available a voluminous quantity of books *421and records relating to that car rental company’s practices with respect to collision damage waivers (CDWs).
The motion raises some profound and disturbing questions about the powers of the Attorney-General and the courts to act with respect to what are claimed to be "excessive” prices for goods and services being charged in the business community.
The standard Hertz car rental agreement provides in pertinent part that while Hertz…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Nebbia v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Hume v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Wilson Trading Corp. v. David Ferguson, Ltd.New York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Myerson v. Lentini Brothers Moving & Storage Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1973
- Matter of A'hearn v. Comm. on Unlawful Practice of the Law of the New York County Lawyers'ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Snyder v. New Hampshire Savings BankSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1991
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- BNI New York Ltd. v. DeSantoYonkers City Court · 1998
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