Legal Opinion
Cox v. First National Realty & Construction Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 13, 1975PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order entered in the Supreme Court, New York County, on June 9, 1975, granting defendant-respondent’s motion to dismiss the eleventh cause of action, unanimously affirmed, without costs or disbursements. A general rule of construction is that absent a clear expression of intent to the contrary, and in the absence of legislative intent, statutes are to be construed as prospective only. (Matter of Mulligan v Murphy, 14 NY2d 223, 226.) A reading of section 234 of the Real Property Law indicates there is no clear expression of intent that it be retroactive, nor does research disclose any…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co. v. Barnes & Reinecke, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1965
- Mulligan v. MurphyNew York Court of Appeals · 1964
- People Ex Rel. D. W. Griffith, Inc. v. LoughmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
3Cited by6 opinions
- Century Apartments, Inc. v. YalkowskyCivil Court of the City of New York · 1980
- College Properties, Inc. v. BruceAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1984
- Greco v. GSL Enterprises, Inc.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1987
- Kalb v. River Point Towers Cooperative, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- College Properties, Inc. v. BruceAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1984
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