Legal Opinion
Central Savings Bank v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 6, 1938PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Crane, Ch. J.
The constitutionahty of the Multiple Dwelling Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 61-A) (Laws of 1929, ch. 713, as amd.) has been raised on appeal to this court before. In Adler v. Deegan (251 N. Y. 467) the law was challenged because its manner of passage was in violation of the Home Rule Amendment to the Constitution (Art. XII, § 2). We held that the law did not relate solely to the property, affairs or government of cities, and was properly adopted by a majority vote of the Legislature; in other words, as stated in the opinion, “ Reason as well as authority justifies a conclusion that these…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- United States v. ButlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Londoner v. City and County of DenverSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Stuart v. . PalmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- W. B. Worthen Co. v. KavanaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Adler v. DeeganNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Leggett v. Missouri State Life Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
- Central Savings Bank v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Claim of McCann v. Walsh Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
- Gunby v. YatesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1958
- In re the Department of BuildingsNew York Court of Appeals · 1964
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