Legal Opinion

Citizens Brewing Corp. v. . Lighthall

New York Court of Appeals

Decided June 5, 1917Published

Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered March 6, 1917, which reversed an order of Special Term granting a motion for an injunction pendente lite and denied said motion.

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Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered March 6, 1917, which reversed an order of Special Term granting a motion for an injunction pendente lite and denied said motion. The following question's were certified: “ 1. Could the plaintiff, as assignee of Ludwig Jagielo, the holder of the certificate in question, holding the assignment merely as collateral security for indebtedness, surrender (under the instrument of assignment) said liquor tax certificate, and on behalf of Jagielo abandon the traffic in liquors…

1Opinion of the CourtMcLaughlin, J.

This appeal is by permission from an order of the Appellate Division, third department, reversing, by a divided court, an injunction pendente lite and certifying certain questions.

The action- is in equity, to enjoin respondent Lighthall from trafficking in liquors under certificate No. 8303 in premises located at 38% Oneida street, in the city of Cohoes, county of Albany, during the pendency of the action, to revoke and cancel such certificate, and for other relief.

A determination of the question presented by the appeal necessitates a statement of the facts involved in or connected with the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Hope v. . MastermanNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
  2. In re FarleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
  3. Matter of FarleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
  4. People ex rel. Hope v. MastermanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
  5. In re FarleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915

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