Legal Opinion
City of New York v. Comtel, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 1968PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMatthew M. Levy, J.
By this suit, the City of New York seeks a permanent injunction restraining the defendant from ‘ ‘ continuing to occupy and make use of the City streets for the purpose of operating one or more CATV systems within The City of New York, without ever having obtained any franchise and/or consent for use of the City Streets [as] required [by Section 362 of the New York City Charter].”1
The charter provision referred to reads as follows: “ Powers of board of estimate.— The board of estimate shall have the control of the streets of the city, except as in this charter otherwise provided, and shall…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- United States v. Southwestern Cable Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- People Ex Rel. Metropolitan Street Railway Co. v. State Board of Tax CommissionersNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Fortnightly Corp. v. United Artists Television, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- People Ex Rel. New York Electric Lines Co. v. SquireNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- New York Electric Lines Co. v. Empire City Subway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1914
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3Cited by5 opinions
- United States v. TuroffDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1988
- Staminski v. RomeoNew York Supreme Court · 1970
- People's Cable Corp. v. City of RochesterNew York Supreme Court · 1972
- Community Tele-Communications, Inc. v. Heather Corp.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1984
- Community Tele-Communications, Inc. v. Heather Corp.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1984