UNITED STATES v. WEISENBLOOM

No. 284, Docket 21016.

168 F.2d 698 (1948)

UNITED STATES v. WEISENBLOOM.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

June 7, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. X. McGohey, U. S. Atty., of New York City (Edmond McCarthy, Asst. U. S. Atty., of Brooklyn, N. Y., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Dollinger, Cooperstein & McCaffrey, of New York City, for defendant-appellant.

Before AUGUSTUS N. HAND, CHASE and FRANK, Circuit Judges.


CHASE, Circuit Judge.

This appeal requires us to decide whether § 8 of the Commercial Rent Control Laws of the State of New York1 is applicable to the United States as a lessor of surplus land it owns in the City of New York and has leased for commercial purposes.

In July 1942, the United States leased to the appellant for use as a gasoline service station some land acquired for a site for a post office. The rent reserved...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases