Legal Opinion
Walker v. Weinstock
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 13, 1997PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lewis L. Douglass, J.
This is an action for a declaratory judgment to determine whether the plaintiffs or the defendants are the owners of 4200 and 4211 Avenue K, buildings on the opposite sides of the street, which in this litigation are treated as a single building consisting of 191 units.
In the early 1970’s, the buildings were owned by the plaintiff Emmerich Handler whose primary business is investing in real estate. When oil prices increased in the middle 1970’s and the building, therefore, was no longer profitable, he allowed a bank to foreclose. In the late 1970’s,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Greene v. GreeneNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Porter v. Commercial Casualty InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
- Tompers v. Bank of AmericaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1926
3Cited by5 opinions
- Walker v. WeinstockAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Weinstock v. ClearyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Weinstock v. Handler (In Re Handler)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 2005
- Weinstock v. Handler (In Re Handler)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 2005
- Grievance Committee v. WeinstockCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005