Legal Opinion
Staatsburg Water Co. v. Staatsburg Fire District
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 7, 1988PublishedCited by 143 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Wachtler.
While this action was pending in Supreme Court, the Public Service Commission (PSC) conducted a public hearing and issued a determination purporting to resolve the underlying controversy in plaintiffs favor. The primary question presented by this appeal is whether, pursuant to principles of issue preclusion, the PSC’s determination is binding upon defendant in this action. We hold that under the circumstances presented here, unlike those in Allied Chem. v Niag*151ara Mohawk Power Corp. (72 NY2d 271 [decided today]), it is not, and modify the Appellate…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Schwartz v. Public AdministratorNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
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- People v. BerkowitzNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by143 opinions
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