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MESSINA v. LUFTHANSA AIRLINES

47 N.Y.2d 111 (1979)

David Messina, Respondent, v. Lufthansa German Airlines et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 3, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Ferris for appellants.

Sherwood Allen Salvan for respondent.

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

FUCHSBERG, J.

This case presents a seemingly uninvolved but apparently recurring question as to how to measure a time period specified in a contract in terms of a number of days before or after a particular date. Raised in that connection is the applicability of section 20 of the General Construction Law to contracts. The issue is here in the context of a case involving...

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