Legal Opinion

Matter of Universal Metal & Ore, Inc. v. Westchester County Solid Waste Commn.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided September 21, 2016No. 2013-10140PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Cohen, J.

The petitioner, Universal Metal & Ore, Inc., is an international metal trading company founded in 1951, which maintains a facility in Mount Vernon. Essentially, Universal is in the business of purchasing scrap metal, and reselling it at a profit to other companies. The primary issue raised on appeal is whether Universal’s Mount Vernon facility, where Universal accepts deliveries of scrap metal from independent dealers and stores it pending transport, may be considered a solid waste “transfer station” under the Westchester County Solid Waste and Recyclables…

2Cases cited22 opinions

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