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La Plante v. State

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Oct 19, 1951
101 N.E.2d 762 (N.Y. 1951)

Opinion

Argued October 8, 1951

Decided October 19, 1951

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

Albert V. Moore for appellant.

Nathaniel L. Goldstein, Attorney-General ( Henry S. Manley and Wendell P. Brown of counsel), for respondent.

Kernan Kernan for Fidelity Casualty Company of New York, amicus curiae, in support of respondent's position.


Judgment affirmed, without costs; no opinion.

Concur: LOUGHRAN, Ch. J., LEWIS, CONWAY, DESMOND, DYE, FULD and FROESSEL, JJ.


Summaries of

La Plante v. State

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Oct 19, 1951
101 N.E.2d 762 (N.Y. 1951)
Case details for

La Plante v. State

Case Details

Full title:MARIE A. LA PLANTE, as Administratrix of the Estate of JOSEPH LA PLANTE…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Oct 19, 1951

Citations

101 N.E.2d 762 (N.Y. 1951)
101 N.E.2d 762

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