Legal Opinion
A. G. Ship Maintenance Corp. v. Lezak
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 18, 1986PublishedCited by 239 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Petitioner instituted this special proceeding seeking an order adjudging respondent in contempt of court. On respondent’s motion Special Term dismissed the petition. In his answering papers, however, respondent had requested costs, disbursements and attorneys’ fees alleging that petitioner had instituted the proceeding in bad faith in an attempt to harass and intimidate him. Special Term denied him this relief and the Appellate Division affirmed. In denying the application, neither court indicated whether it did so because it believed the court lacked power to grant the…
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- Hauser v. BartowNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
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