STANDARD FRUIT v. WATERFRONT


43 N.Y.2d 11 (1977)

In the Matter of Standard Fruit & Steamship Company, Appellant, v. Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 10, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wynne B. Stern, Jr., Morris J. Fellner and Daniel Cohen for appellant.

Irving Malchman and Richard Paul Cohen for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur.


JASEN, J.

We are asked to pass on whether a corporation, which conducts business in New York, may be subpoenaed, with its records, as witness in connection with a hearing before the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, and be required to produce both its records and employees with knowledge of the records and transactions, regardless of whether the employees were within the jurisdiction.

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