Legal Opinion
Russin Beer, Inc. v. Phoenix Beverages, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 9, 1990PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Arthur W. Lonschein, J.
This is an action under the Returnable Container Act (ECL art 27, tit 10) by a beverage retailer against several beverage distributors. The plaintiff has, as required by ECL 27-1007 (1), *274accepted empty bottles from the public, and has redeemed them for the familiar nickel deposit. In so doing, it has come into possession of a large number of bottles, at considerable cost. It is plaintiffs claim that the defendants have not fulfilled their obligation to redeem the bottles from it, for the nickel deposit plus a 1.5-cent handling charge, as required by…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Graceland Corp. v. Consolidated Laundries Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1958
- Graceland Corp. v. Consolidated Laundries Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1959
- People v. Port Distributing Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
3Cited by2 opinions
- Johnson v. Monsanto Chemical Co.District Court, N.D. New York · 2001
- Russin Beer, Inc. v. Phoenix Beverages, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994