Legal Opinion
Royster v. Consolidated Edison
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided June 16, 1982PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
David B. Saxe, J.
The application of sound legal doctrine to particular facts sometimes produces striking injustice.
Consider the following facts: back on August 15, 1977, Mr. James A. Royster of 119 West 137th Street, New York, New York, brought a $68 suit against Consolidated (Con) Edison for food loss resulting from the infamous “blackout” of 1977.
On November 16, 1978, Mr. Royster’s case was tried at the Small Claims Part of the Civil Court, New York County. He won, based upon a decision rendered in a companion case, Lee v Consolidated Edison of N. Y. (95 Misc 2d 120),…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Order of Railroad Telegraphers v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Angel v. BullingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Ladd v. . StevensonNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Food Pageant, Inc. v. Consolidated Edison Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Lee v. Consolidated Edison Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1978
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3Cited by3 opinions
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