Legal Opinion
Standard Fruit & Steamship Co. v. Waterfront Commission
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 10, 1977PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jasen, J.
We are asked to pass on whether a corporation, which conducts business in New York, may be subpoenaed, with its records, as witness in connection with a hearing before the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, and be required to produce both its records and employees with knowledge of the records and transactions, regardless of whether the employees were within the jurisdiction.
In 1976, the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor (commission) noticed a hearing to determine whether to grant or deny the applications of five companies for licenses as stevedores.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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