Graceland Corp. v. Consolidated Laundries Corp.
New York Supreme Court
7 A.D.2d 89, 180 N.Y.S.2d 644, aff'd 6 N.Y.2d 900, 190 N.Y.S.2d 708, 160 N.E.2d 926 (1959)
- Written by Brian Meadors, JD
Facts
Consolidated Laundries Corporation (defendant) is a large laundry operation and has been in the same location for 25 years. For at least 10 years, Consolidated Laundries had substantially blocked the sidewalk to not only load and unload its trucks but often to park them there. Later, Graceland Corporation (plaintiff) purchased adjoining property. Graceland’s property was remodeled to have multiple dwelling units, which Graceland rented to others. Consolidated Laundries’s trucks obstructed pedestrian traffic, especially for those living at Graceland’s property. Graceland sued Consolidated Laundries, alleging a public nuisance. State law allowed temporary obstruction for loading and unloading but did not allow parking that caused complete or near-complete obstruction, as was the case here. The trial court granted an injunction in favor of Graceland. Consolidated Laundries appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Breitel, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 832,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,500 briefs, keyed to 994 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.
