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Holmes v. County of Erie

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jan 6, 1944
53 N.E.2d 369 (N.Y. 1944)

Opinion

Argued November 15, 1943

Decided January 6, 1944

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, MacGREGOR, J.

Elmer R. Weil and Ralph A. Lehr for appellant.

Harry Rosenberg, Monroe County Legal Adviser, as amicus curiae, in support of appellant.

Truman H. Preston, County Attorney, and Charles T. Major for Onondaga County and New York State County Officers' Association, as amici curiae in support of appellant.

Michael Catalano and Jacob Weissfeld for respondent.


Order affirmed with costs, and question certified answered in the affirmative. No opinion.

Concur: LEHMAN, Ch. J., LOUGHRAN, RIPPEY, CONWAY, DESMOND and THACHER, JJ. Dissenting: LEWIS, J.


Summaries of

Holmes v. County of Erie

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jan 6, 1944
53 N.E.2d 369 (N.Y. 1944)
Case details for

Holmes v. County of Erie

Case Details

Full title:SYLVESTER HOLMES, Respondent, v. COUNTY OF ERIE, Appellant

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jan 6, 1944

Citations

53 N.E.2d 369 (N.Y. 1944)
53 N.E.2d 369

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