Legal Opinion
Nemser v. New York City Transit Authority
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 29, 1988PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
David B. Saxe, J.
The issue I am asked to decide is whether the Federal legal tender statute (31 USC § 5103) mandates the acceptance by the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) of legal tender dollar bills as bus fare.
The plaintiffs, two public-spirited bus riders in New York City, have brought this proceeding seeking a declaratory judgment that the policy of the NYCTA in refusing to accept dollar bills as bus fare violates Federal and State law. Expounding at great length on the historical basis of our Nation’s legal tender statutes, the plaintiffs have thoroughly…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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