Legal Opinion
Lotto v. Long Island Lighting Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 1, 1974PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAndrew J. Di Paola, J.
The defendant Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO) has moved to dismiss the class action complaint in this suit on the grounds that it has a defense founded upon documentary evidence, that the court has no jurisdiction of the subject matter of the cause of action, and that the complaint fails to state a cause of action.(CPLR 3211, subd. [a]., pars. 1, 2, 7).
From the complaint and papers before the court, it appears that Gerald L. Lotto, a resident of the Village of Lake Grove, suing on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated customers of LILCO located in 77 designated villages in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Matter of RoussNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Matter of MeyerNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Kovarsky v. Brooklyn Union Gas Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1938
- City of Rochester v. Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Staten Island Edison Corp. v. MaltbieNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Lotto v. Long Island Lighting Co.New York Supreme Court · 1975
- Lotto v. Long Island Lighting Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977