ORTH-O-VISION v. CITY OF NY


101 Misc.2d 987 (1979)

Orth-O-Vision, Inc., Plaintiff, v. City of New York et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, Special Term, New York County.

On reargument July 24, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Beerman and Barry A. Wadler for plaintiff. Allen G. Schwartz, Corporation Counsel (James Greilsheimer, Stephen P. Kramer and Jay B. Itkowitz of counsel), for City of New York, defendant. Poletti Freidin Prashker Feldman & Gartner (Justin N. Feldman, Nicholas R. Weiskopf and Richard Schoolman of counsel), and Cravath Swaine & Moore (Robert D. Joffe, Calvin R. House and Randall H. Jensen of counsel), for Knickerbocker Communications Corporation, defendant.


BENTLEY KASSAL, J.

BACKGROUND

This is a taxpayer's action, under section 51 of the General Municipal Law, to declare illegal, null and void a franchise issued by the City of New York to Knickerbocker Communications Corporation (Knickerbocker) to provide cable television service to the Borough of Queens and further, for an injunction to prevent any performance of the resulting contract. The taxpayer...

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