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PEOPLE v. MOBIL OIL CORP.

48 N.Y.2d 192 (1979)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Mobil Oil Corporation, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 23, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel S. Yasgur, County Attorney (Lester D. Steinman and Jonathan Lovett of counsel), for appellant.

Frederick J. Martin, Bleakley Schmidt, P. C., and Hugh D. Fyfe for respondent.

Judges JASEN, JONES and FUCHSBERG concur with Judge MEYER; Judge GABRIELLI, dissents and votes to reverse in a separate opinion in which Chief Judge COOKE and Judge WACHTLER concur.

MEYER, J.

The issue in this case is whether a county may ban all signs on or near service station premises which refer directly or indirectly to the price of gasoline, and thus limit service station price advertising to the uniform price signs atop the gasoline pumps which the ordinance requires. We hold section 3 of the Westchester County law in question when read...

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