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hallmark privilege in New York

7 New York opinions name it 4 courts 1974–1999 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by New York courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (1)

CaseFollowedCited
Cirale v. 80 Pine Street Corp.green
ny · 1974 · cited in 3 New York opinions naming this issue, 1975–1975
2 sentences

1975The hallmark of this privilege is that it is applicable when the public interest would be harmed if material were to lose its cloak of confidentiality.” ( 35 NY2d, at p 117 .) Since Cirale v 80 Pine St.

1975Corp., 35 NY2d 113, 117 .) This privilege attaches to "confidential communications between public officers, and to public officers, in the performance of their duties, where the public interest requires that such confidential communications or the sources should not be divulged.” (People v Keating, 286 App Div 150, 153 .) The hallmark of this privilege is that it applies when the public interest would be harmed if the material were to lose its cloak of confidentiality.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in New York. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (3)

CaseCitedYears
People v. Keating green
nyappdiv · 1955
2 sentences

1981Such a privilege attaches to ‘confidential communications between public officers, and to public officers, in the performance of their duties, where the public interest requires that such confidential communications or the sources should not be divulged.’ (People v. Keating, 286 App. Div. 150 , 153 * * *.) The hallmark of this privilege is that it is applicable when the public interest would be harmed if the material were to lose its cloak of confidentiality *** It has been said that the privilege is a qualified one, which may be ineffective when it appears that the disclosure of the privilege

1975Such common-law privilege attaches to "confidential communications between public officers, and to public officers, in the performance of their duties, where the public interest requires that such confidential communications or the sources should not be divulged.” (People v Keating, 286 App Div 150, 153 .) "The hallmark of this privilege is that it is applicable when the public interest would be harmed if the material were to lose its cloak of confidentiality.” (Cirale v 80 Pine St.

51974–1981
Rawcliffe v. Aguayo green
nysupct · 1981
1 sentence

1999As shown above, the failure to furnish a security deposit at the time of execution of the Sublease (effected retroactively by Ms. Hallmark’s stop-payment order, which caused her bank to dishonor her $7,300 check) constituted a highly material failure of consideration — one which, by denying the Shermans their bargained-for status as secured creditors, left them in a position “substantially different from what was contracted for.” In Rawcliffe v Aguayo (supra), the court held that a seller of real estate was entitled to rescind the contract of sale for failure of consideration, because the chec

11999–1999
Zuckerman v. New York State Board of Parole green
nyappdiv · 1976
1 sentence

1976The hallmark of this privilege is its applicability when the public interest would be harmed if the material sought were to lose its cloak of confidentiality (Zuckerman v New York State Bd. of Parole, supra [citing Cirale]).

11976–1976

Where else courts name it

KS 11 (2010–2024) NV 9 (2013–2019) CA 8 (1988–2025) TX 7 (2002–2025) NY 7 (1974–1999) NJ 5 (1977–2025) NC 4 (1996–2025) IL 3 (2009–2016) MI 3 (2024–2026) AL 3 (2001–2003) MA 2 (1988–2009) OR 2 (2003–2004) MD 2 (1997–2017) DE 2 (2017–2017) WV 2 (1979–1989) MO 2 (1978–2006)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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