Legal Opinion
Freeman v. Kiamesha Concord, Inc.
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided January 7, 1974PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShanley N. Egeth, J.
Determination of the issues in this Small Claims Part case requires a present construction of the meaning of language contained in section 206 of the General Business Law as it applies to current widespread and commonplace practices and usages in the hotel and resort industry. Although the pertinent statutory provision has essentially been in effect since its original enactment ninety years ago (L. 1883, ch. 227, § 3), there appears to be no reported decision which directly construes or interprets its meaning and applicability.
THE STATUTORY LANGUAGE
The relevant portion of section 206 reads as…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Church of the Holy Trinity v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Transit Commission v. Long Island RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- In Re the Accounting of HamlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. DurkinNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
- Beers v. HotchkissNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
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3Cited by6 opinions
- 2625 Building Corp. v. DeutschIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
- Marc-Charles v. KrugCivil Court of the City of New York · 1978
- Bayside Rehab & Physical Therapy, P.C. v. GEICO InsuranceCivil Court of the City of New York · 2009
- Buck v. MoranCivil Court of the City of New York · 1984
- People v. StevensRochester City Court · 1982
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