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N.Y. General Construction Law § 37 (2026)

Person

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§ 37. Person. The term person includes a corporation and a joint-stock
association.  When used to designate a party whose property may be the
subject of any offense, the term person also includes the state, or any
other state, government or country which may lawfully own property in
the state.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases, 1985–2017 · leading case: City of New York v. Smokes-Spirits.Com, Inc., 911 N.E.2d 834 (NY 2009).
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City of New York v. Smokes-Spirits.Com, Inc., 911 N.E.2d 834 (NY 2009). “Here, the City insists that it is part of the broad class of *622 “person[s]” granted standing to pursue a section 349 claim (see General Construction Law § 37; Joseph Thomas Moldovan, Note, New York Creates a Private Right of Action to Combat Consumer Fraud: Caveat Venditor, 48…”
Great Lakes-Dunbar-Rochester v. State Tax Comm'n, 481 N.E.2d 237 (NY 1985). “Ordinarily, partnerships and joint ventures are not considered persons (General Construction Law § 37). The inclusion of partnerships in the Tax Law definition of “person”, therefore, supports the conclusion that the Legislature intended to treat partnerships differently for tax…”
Lara v. City of New York, 187 Misc. 2d 882 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2001). “) Graham-Windham is apparently not a corporation. While the Court cannot determine here GrahamWindham’s legal form of organization, it is clear that GrahamWindham is an “institution” within the meaning of Social Services Law § 419.”
Leonard v. Masterson, 70 A.D.3d 697 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010). “v Roberts, 195 NY 303, 323 [1909]; Towner v Jimerson, 67 AD2d at 817 ; General Construction Law §37), unless a statutory definition expressly includes that governmental entity within the meaning of the term.”
People v. M&M Med. Transp., Inc., 147 A.D.3d 1313 (N.Y. App. Div. 2017). “00 [7]; see generally General Construction Law § 37). Defendant’s further contentions that the restitution order is excessive and lacks a record basis are encompassed by the valid waiver of the right to appeal inasmuch as the restitution directive was part of the plea bargain…”
Airlines Reporting Corp. v. S & N Travel, Inc., 238 A.D.2d 292 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997). “At bar, ARC was a person "with whom or in whose name a contract has been made for the benefit of another” within the meaning of CPLR 1004 (see also, General Construction Law § 37). Moreover, the customs and dealings of the parties indicate that ARC was acknowledged by the…”
Dillon v. Morgan Oil Terminals Corp., 138 Misc. 2d 135 (1987). “On the state of the record presently before this court, the corporate entity which it is claimed owns the tractor trailer in issue here is the same corporate entity which entered a plea of guilty to grand larceny, third degree, on January 6, 1987, in satisfaction of Superior…”
Council of New York v. Giuliani, 172 Misc. 2d 893 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1997). “, 64 AD2d 114, 117 ), and thus, HHC, as a public benefit corporation, may be considered a "person” for the purposes of ULURP (see, General Construction Law §§ 37, 65). As for the meaning of "disposition”, the term is not defined by statute, charter or code provision.”
Schlichting v. Town Bd. of Bedford, 175 A.D.2d 805 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991). “This statute is clearly applicable to religious corporations since, by its terms, it applies to "any person,” and a religious corporation is a "person,” as defined in the General Construction Law (see, General Construction Law §§ 37, 65 [a] [2]; [c] [1]; § 66 [5]).”
Sportsfield Specialties, Inc. v. Twin City Fire Ins., 116 A.D.3d 1270 (N.Y. App. Div. 2014). “” *1273 Contrary to plaintiffs assertion, the issue is not whether— either in the abstract or as a general proposition — the term “person” can be construed to encompass both an individual and a corporation. As plaintiff points out, there indeed are instances in which the term…”
Sportsfield Specialties, Inc. v. Twin City Fire Ins., 116 A.D.3d 1270 (N.Y. App. Div. 2014). “” *1273 Contrary to plaintiffs assertion, the issue is not whether— either in the abstract or as a general proposition — the term “person” can be construed to encompass both an individual and a corporation. As plaintiff points out, there indeed are instances in which the term…”
MGD Horticultural Servs., Inc. v. Hahn, 39 Misc. 3d 820 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2013). “(See General Construction Law §37.) Suffolk County Code § 563-16 (former § 345-16) requires licensing of home improvement contracting, defined as follows: “any repair, remodeling, alteration, conversion, modernization, improvement or addition to residential property, and…”
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