Legal Opinion
Schnapp v. Lefkowitz
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 8, 1979PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Edward J. Greenfield, J.
Every dog has its day. However, when the rights of dogs come into conflict with the rights of man, issues are posed which polarize society, engage the noblest and the basest passions of mankind, and set brother against brother. As this court has had occasion to observe upon a previous occasion in Rubenstein v Mayhew (NYLJ, Nov. 23, 1971, p 2, cols 2-3): "All mankind is divided into three parts. The larger proportion love dogs passionately, harbor them, fawn upon them, share their lives and troubles and joys with them, and defend with vehemence any…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Reynolds v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Jacobson v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Berman v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Lehnhausen v. Lake Shore Auto Parts Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Smith v. O'CONNORDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1995
- Selger v. Steven Brothers, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1990
- Lindemann v. American Horse Shows Ass'nNew York Supreme Court · 1994
- New York Horse & Carriage Ass'n v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1989
- Cipriano v. HankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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