| Riggs v Palmer | |
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| Court | Court of Appeals of New York |
| Citation | 115 NY 506 (1889) |
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| Judge sitting | Robert Earl |
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Riggs v. Palmer, 115 N.Y. 506 (1889), is an important New York state civil court case, in which the Court of Appeals of New York issued an 1889 opinion. Riggs was an example of the judiciary using the "social purpose" rule of statutory construction, the process of interpreting and applying legislation.