Legal Opinion
People v. Two Wheel Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 28, 1988PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Wachtler.
This appeal requires us to consider several aspects of New *696York’s price-gouging statute (General Business Law § 396-r), which prohibits merchants from charging unconscionably excessive prices for essential consumer goods during disruptions in the market caused by such forces as strikes, power failures, weather conditions and other emergencies.
Respondent Two Wheel Corp., through its division, Honda-Yamaha of Mineóla, is a retailer of portable electric generators; respondent Morris Zegarek is president of the corporation. The Attorney-General initiated…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- State v. WolowitzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Mandel v. LiebmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
- Industralease Automated & Scientific Equipment Corp. v. R. M. E. Enterprises, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- Jones v. Star Credit Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1969
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