Legal Opinion
Hillside Housing Corp. v. Eisenberger
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided October 30, 1939PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDonoghue, J.
Tenant’s motion to dismiss on the ground that corporate landlord does not appear by an attorney at law presents a question upon which there is no reported adjudication since section 236 of the Civil Practice Act was amended. Because the amendment has been in effect not quite two months, and the issue is one of immediate and practical significance which may now, or very shortly *76again, be under judicial consideration elsewhere, an explanation of the conclusion reached by this court seems appropriate.
Not that there is a dearth of judicial expressions upon the point prior to the amendment. Within…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Durham Realty Corporation v. . CantorNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Aberdeen Bindery, Inc. v. Eastern States Printing & Publishing Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1938
- Clark v. NewtonAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1931
- Giroux v. McCreaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1923
- Smith v. LichtermanNew York Supreme Court · 1929
3Cited by4 opinions
- Schifrin v. Chenille Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
- W. T. Grant Co. v. Payne, New York County Courts1970
- In re New York County Lawyers' Ass'nNew York Supreme Court · 1946
- Ostend Realty Corp. v. LehmanCity of New York Municipal Court · 1953