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Matter of People ex Rel. Lawrence v. Crane

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jan 21, 1986
116 A.D.2d 502 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)

Summary

In Crane v. Lawrence, 25 Q.B.D. 152, the court said: "The word `exposed,' which is the word used in § 6, may have different meanings according to the circumstances of the different cases in which it is used; it may mean exposed to the air; it may mean exposed to water; it may mean exposed to view.... It is clear that the intention of the statute is that there shall be an exposure to the purchaser, in order that he may see what the article is, and may know what he is buying," etc.

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Opinion

January 21, 1986


Application for a writ of mandamus unanimously denied and the petition dismissed, without costs and without disbursements, and application by petitioner to strike certain matters contained in the opposition papers is denied. No opinion.

Concur — Kupferman, J.P., Sullivan, Ross, Carro and Asch, JJ.


Summaries of

Matter of People ex Rel. Lawrence v. Crane

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jan 21, 1986
116 A.D.2d 502 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)

In Crane v. Lawrence, 25 Q.B.D. 152, the court said: "The word `exposed,' which is the word used in § 6, may have different meanings according to the circumstances of the different cases in which it is used; it may mean exposed to the air; it may mean exposed to water; it may mean exposed to view.... It is clear that the intention of the statute is that there shall be an exposure to the purchaser, in order that he may see what the article is, and may know what he is buying," etc.

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Case details for

Matter of People ex Rel. Lawrence v. Crane

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. JOHN M…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Jan 21, 1986

Citations

116 A.D.2d 502 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)

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