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Meinhard v. Salmon Geoffrey P. Miller, New York University Download the Paper (PDF format) - September 26, 2007 Tell a colleague about it. Printing Tips: Select 'print as image' in the Acrobat print dialog if you have trouble printing. ABSTRACT: This article offers a legal history of the northwest corner of 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, the plot of land that, among other things, was the source of dispute in Meinhard v. Salmon, one of the leading business law cases in American history. Using the Meinhard case as a lens, the paper explores New York’s changing ethnic, social, and economic environment – the rise and fall of industries, the booms and busts of business conditions, the dispersal and commercialization of landed estates, the influence of immigrants, the role of yachting, horse racing, art collecting and charitable work in establishing social standing, and the importance of family and heritage in the development of New York City during the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries. SUGGESTED CITATION: Geoffrey P. Miller, "Meinhard v. Salmon" (September 26, 2007). New York University School of Law. New York University Law and Economics Working Papers. Paper 105. http://lsr.nellco.org/nyu/lewp/papers/105 | REPOSITORY HOME  | SEARCH  | MY ACCOUNT  | NELLCO HOME | Powered by bepress.