Legal Opinion
Kates v. Lefkowitz
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 19, 1961PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbraham N. Gellee, J.
This is an application by Rye Colony, Inc., owner of a large apartment development in the City of Rye, New York, and one of its principal officers served in an individual capacity, to vacate a subpoena issued by the Attor*211ney-G-eneral for the purpose of conducting an inquiry based upon a complaint by a Negro woman that they had refused to rent a vacant apartment to her.
Preliminarily, it should be observed that a Judge, in deciding a case involving a controversial matter of significant policy, must be careful to distinguish between his views as an individual and his function as a Judge. In this…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dorsey v. Stuyvesant Town Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Carlisle v. BennettNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Dunham v. OttingerNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Milgram v. Loew's, Inc. (Hamilton Street Realty Company, Intervenors)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1951
- New York State Commission Against Discrimination v. Pelham Hall Apartments, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1958
3Cited by5 opinions
- State v. Mobil Oil Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Lefkowitz v. BurdenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1964
- Maxine Gerard, Inc. v. MayNew York Supreme Court · 1966
- Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. AbramsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- State v. Mobil Oil Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1976