Legal Opinion
Great Expectations Creative Management, Inc. v. Attorney-General
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 11, 1994PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Edward J. Greenfield, J.
"Matchmaker, Matchmaker make me a match. Find me a find, catch me a catch. Matchmaker, Matchmaker look through your book and make me a perfect match.” (Fiddler on the Roof.)
In this country, we believe we have progressed well beyond parentally negotiated marriages and the employment of the services of the matchmaker, marriage broker or "shadchen”. Indeed, in New York, and in many States, marriage brokerage contracts have been held void as against public policy. (Duval v Wellman, 124 NY 156; State of New York v Leifer, 89 Misc 2d 724, 726; Annotation,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Jordan v. De GeorgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- New York Public Interest Research Group, Inc. v. CareyNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Self-Insurer's Ass'n v. State Industrial CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- New York Foreign Trade Zone Operators, Inc. v. State Liquor AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Doe v. Great ExpectationsCivil Court of the City of New York · 2005
- Tunica County, Mississippi v. Town of Tunica, MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2017
- Tunica County, Mississippi v. Town of Tunica, MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2017