Legal Opinion
People v. Gomberg
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 29, 1975PublishedCited by 268 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJasen, J.
Jerry Gomberg, George Kaplan and Martin Hodas allegedly owned the Geisha House massage parlor located on West Forty-Second Street in the Times Square area of New York City. The three alleged partners were charged with setting fire to two competing massage parlors in an apparent attempt to burn certain competitors out of business.
According to the evidence adduced by the People at the trial, the three men had become extremely disturbed over the fact that two competing parlors were undercutting the Geisha House’s prices and decided to take affirmative action. The key witnesses against the…
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