Legal Opinion
Holbrook, Cabot & Rollins Corp. v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 6, 1921PublishedCited by 1 opinion
At Law. Action By the Holbrook, Cabot & Rollins Corporation against the City of New York. Additional opinion on demurrer to complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
AUGUSTUS N. HAND, District Judge.
Counsel for the defendant has asked that I consider the effect of article 12, § 2, of the Constitution of the State of New- York upon the Walters Act (Laws 1918, c. 585) after the adoption of the so-called Lusk Amendment (Laws 1921, c. 711). This section classifies cities according to the latest state enumeration,’ and provides that—
“Laws relating to the property, affairs or government of cities, and the several departments thereof, are divided into general and special city laws; general city laws are those which relate to • all the cities of one or more…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Admiral Realty Co. v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Matter of HennebergerNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- In re McAnenyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
3Cited by1 opinion
- New York Steam Corp. v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1934