Legal Opinion
Cuomo v. Long Island Lighting Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 17, 1988PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Wachtler.
The plaintiffs, involved in a licensing dispute before a Federal agency, have asked the courts of this State to answer a question of State law which may be of use in the pending administrative proceeding. Plaintiffs here seek nothing more than an advisory opinion for possible use by a Federal agency —relief beyond the judicial function, and inconsistent with the constitutional mandate of this court. Neither the Federal agency nor the Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO)1 can by agreement confer subject matter jurisdiction upon this court where there is…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Self-Insurer's Ass'n v. State Industrial CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
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3Cited by108 opinions
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- MATTER OF HUNT BROS., INC. v. GlennonNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
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