Legal Opinion
Whitmier & Ferris Co. v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 5, 1961No. Claim Nos. 35189, 35190, 35255 and 35354PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBastow, J.
Claimant appeals from judgments dismissing its several claims. It is engaged in the outdoor advertising business and, among other activities, erects advertising signs on lands or buildings. It enters into three types of agreements with owners briefly described as ground, wall and roof leases. All of the claims herein involve ground leases except one which is a wall lease. The ground leases each conveys to claimant a described plot of land and in substance grants to it the continuing right to maintain advertising signs upon the land subject to a right of termination by the owner if the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Jackson v. . State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Matter of City of New York (Allen St.)New York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Brooklyn Eastern Dist. Terminal v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- United States v. 531/4 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, ETC.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- People v. Isaac G. Johnson & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1927
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