Legal Opinion
Messina v. Lufthansa German Airlines
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 3, 1979PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Fuchsberg, J.
This case presents a seemingly uninvolved but apparently recurring question as to how to measure a time period specified in a contract in terms of a number of days before or after a particular date. Raised in that connection is the applicabil*114ity of section 20 of the General Construction Law to contracts. The issue is here in the context of a case involving the timeliness of an employer’s notice of its intention to extend a probationary employment period pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement.
The facts are simple. Plaintiff David Messina was…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Barnet v. CannizzaroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1957
- Biloz v. Tioga County Patrons' Fire Relief Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940
- Kane v. . City of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Pomeranz v. MoreCity of New York Municipal Court · 1946
- Messina v. Lufthansa German AirlinesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- People ex rel. Neufeld v. McMickensAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Mount Vernon Fire Insurance v. Travelers Indemnity Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Nayman v. Remsen Apartments, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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