Legal Opinion
People v. Long Island Railroad
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided May 11, 1976PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum. Order dismissing information is affirmed.
The People have appealed from the granting of defendant’s motion to dismiss an information alleging a violation of the Suffolk County Sanitary Code. Defendant, a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is exempt from local enactments of this type (Public Authorities Law, § 1266, subd 8). That section is very broad in its application, and grants it the powers to do all things necessary and convenient to manage the maintenance and operation of equipment, notwithstanding any local ordinance which conflicts with title 11 of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. v. Town of HenriettaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
- Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. v. Town of HenriettaNew York Supreme Court · 1974
- Long Island Rail Road Co. v. Public Service CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1968
- State v. Town of HuntingtonNew York Supreme Court · 1971
- Long Island Rail Rd. Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n of the State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
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3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. Metro-North Commuter RailroadCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1986
- People v. GallagherCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2015
- CBS Outdoor, Inc. v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 2015
- People v. Long Island RailroadValley Stream Justice Court · 2014