Legal Opinion
Blye v. Globe-Wernicke Realty Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 3, 1973PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJasen, J.
In August, 1971, Judy Blye took up residence at the Van Rensselaer Hotel in Manhattan. In October "of that year, she was locked out of her room for nonpayment of one week’s hotel charges amounting to $60.60. Pursuant to the innkeeper’s lien law (Lien Law, § 1811), the hotel summarily seized her personal property (valued by her at about $700) without notice and without an opportunity for a hearing. She was left with only the clothes she was wearing, her purse with some personal identification, and small change.
An action was then commenced seeking a declaratory judgment of the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. ClassicSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Sharrock v. Dell Buick-Cadillac, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
- United States v. Riad Youssef RahmeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- People v. LerhinanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- USA I Lehndorff Vermoegensverwaltung GmbH & Cie v. Cousins Club, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1976
- Ann Anastasia v. The Cosmopolitan National Bank of Chicago, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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