Legal Opinion
Seawall Associates v. City of New York
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 22, 1986PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
David B. Saxe, J.
In America, the obligation to provide for the disadvantaged has been historically borne by private philanthropic societies and religious orders. In the twentieth century, the role of government expanded to include the responsibility for provid*189ing care and assistance to those in need.1 In recent years, however, government assistance to those individuals has been reduced2 shifting the burden of providing care to the private sector.
Along these lines, the City of New York has enacted legislation requiring certain segments of the private order to assume a major…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Dairylea Cooperative, Inc. v. WalkleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Textile Workers Union v. Darlington Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Defiance Milk Products Co. v. Du MondNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
- Chinese Staff & Workers Ass'n v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
23 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by6 opinions
- Seawall Associates v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Seawall Associates v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1987
- Cier Industries Co. v. New York State Division of Housing & Community RenewalNew York Supreme Court · 1987
- City of New York v. 17 Vista AssociatesNew York Supreme Court · 1991
- 459 West 43rd Street Corp. v. CornCivil Court of the City of New York · 1988
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.