Legal Opinion
Peralta v. Port of New York Authority
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided December 8, 1971PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNat H. Hentel, J.
The parties in this non jury case have submitted the issues for determination by the court upon an agreed statement of facts. The brief of the defendant Port of New York Authority rightly describes this case as one involving ‘ ‘ in a novel context the question of whether the relationship between the operator of a parking lot and a user thereof is a bailment or a license with respect to the operator’s liability for the theft of a vehicle from that lot ”.
As the defendant claims, this appears to be a case of first impression in this State. The defendant, furthermore, seeks to distinguish two…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Lawrence v. . FoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Osborn v. ClineNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Dalton v. Hamilton Hotel Operating Co., Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Castorina v. RosenNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Mays v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1950
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3Cited by6 opinions
- New York State Energy Research & Development Authority v. Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.District Court, W.D. New York · 1983
- Broadview Apartments Co. v. BaughmanCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Garlock v. Multiple Parking Services, Inc.Buffalo City Court · 1980
- NY ST. ENERGY R. & D. AUTH. v. Nuclear Fuel Serv.District Court, W.D. New York · 1983
- Greenberg v. Kinney SystemsCivil Court of the City of New York · 1988
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