Legal Opinion
S. T. Grand, Inc. v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 4, 1973PublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJasen, J.
The primary issue presented on this appeal is whether a criminal conviction is conclusive proof of its underlying facts in a subsequent civil action. If such a conviction is conclusive, the second issue is whether the equitable remedy which this court fashioned in Gerzof v. Sweeney (22 N Y 2d 297) is available to the appellant.
In November, 1966, plaintiff-appellant, S. T. Grand, Inc., entered into a contract with the defendant-respondent, City of New York, for the cleaning of the Jerome Park Reservoir. No bidding was required, since James Marcus, the city’s Commissioner of Water Supply, Gas…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Hamilton v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Brown v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Schindler v. Royal Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1932
- United States v. Antonio Corallo, Henry Fried, Daniel J. Motto and S. T. Grand, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by157 opinions
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- Gilberg v. BarbieriNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Suffolk County Deptartment of Social Services v. James M.New York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Allstate Insurance v. ZukNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
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