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Ellish v. Airport Parking Company of America

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 27, 1974
34 N.Y.2d 882 (N.Y. 1974)

Summary

In Ellish v. Airport Parking Co. of America, Inc. (34 NY2d 882, affg 42 AD2d 174 [2nd Dept 1973]), the Court of Appeals set out factors for determining whether the customer was only licensing a space, and was therefore not entitled to the greater protections afforded to a bailor.

Summary of this case from Brown v. Edison Parking Corp.

Opinion

Argued June 12, 1974

Decided June 27, 1974

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, SEYMOUR LAKRITZ, J.

Leonard N. Shapiro and William S. Infeld for appellant.

Samuel N. Greenspoon and Robert Swaybill for respondent.


Order affirmed, with costs, on the opinion by Mr. Justice JAMES D. HOPKINS at the Appellate Division.

Concur: Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, RABIN and STEVENS.


Summaries of

Ellish v. Airport Parking Company of America

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 27, 1974
34 N.Y.2d 882 (N.Y. 1974)

In Ellish v. Airport Parking Co. of America, Inc. (34 NY2d 882, affg 42 AD2d 174 [2nd Dept 1973]), the Court of Appeals set out factors for determining whether the customer was only licensing a space, and was therefore not entitled to the greater protections afforded to a bailor.

Summary of this case from Brown v. Edison Parking Corp.
Case details for

Ellish v. Airport Parking Company of America

Case Details

Full title:LENORE ELLISH, Appellant, v. AIRPORT PARKING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jun 27, 1974

Citations

34 N.Y.2d 882 (N.Y. 1974)
359 N.Y.S.2d 280
316 N.E.2d 715

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