Legal Opinion
Brooks v. Flagg Brothers, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 25, 1974No. 73 Civ. 4050 MIGPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GURFEIN, District Judge:
This is an action challenging the constitutionality of New York’s warehouse-men’s lien laws, N.Y.U.C.C. §§ 7-209, 7-210, which grant a warehouseman a lien and the right to sell stored goods for warehouseman’s fees allegedly due without granting the owner of the stored goods an opportunity for a hear*411ing prior to the imposition of the lien and sale. The plaintiff Brooks individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated seeks declaratory and injunctive relief and money damages. Jurisdiction is alleged under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3), (4) and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Jenkins v. McKeithenSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Southern Pacific Terminal Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
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3Cited by18 opinions
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