General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Rupp

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ALDON J. ANDERSON, Senior District Judge.

I. Introduction

It is to be regretted that the peace and quiet of this old residential neighborhood

should be disturbed by automobiles, but, no matter how great a nuisance automobiles and apartment houses may be, they have come to provide a means to solve the great question of housing and traffic, and in congested communities it is a great problem to find places for the erection of buildings for the storage of these useful, but annoying vehicles.

Barker v. Boettger, 124 Misc. 461, 208 N.Y.S. 295 (N.Y.Sup.Ct.1924).

Appellant General Motors…