Legal Opinion
Whitmier & Ferris Co. v. Buffalo Structural Steel Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 26, 1985PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
Plaintiff leased a small strip of land from defendant Buffalo Structural Steel Corp. (BSS) in order to erect a billboard, and lease it for advertising. Plaintiff seeks to recover lost profit damages it allegedly suffered by virtue of BSS’s breach of a lease provision giving plaintiff "the first option to erect additional signs for advertising purposes with the consent of the Landlord which event would necessitate an additional lease upon terms to be agreed upon at such time”.
Plaintiff asserts…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dodds v. . HakesNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- City of New York v. Pike Realty Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Cortese v. ConnorsNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
- Jurgensen v. MorrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920
- Smilo v. Cooper-SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
3Cited by2 opinions
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