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Matter of Zeigler v. Morgenthau

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 19, 1985
64 N.Y.2d 932 (N.Y. 1985)

Opinion

Argued February 8, 1985

Decided March 19, 1985

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department.

Michele Maxian and Caesar D. Cirigliano for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney ( Michelle Daly and Mark Dwyer of counsel), respondent pro se, and for Benjamin Altman, respondent.


Judgment reversed, without costs, and petition granted for the reasons stated in the dissenting memorandum of then Justice Fritz W. Alexander, II, at the Appellate Division ( 99 A.D.2d 989, 990-991).

Concur: Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges JASEN, MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE and LYNCH. Taking no part: Judge ALEXANDER.

Designated pursuant to N Y Constitution, article VI, § 2.


Summaries of

Matter of Zeigler v. Morgenthau

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 19, 1985
64 N.Y.2d 932 (N.Y. 1985)
Case details for

Matter of Zeigler v. Morgenthau

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of CYNTHIA ZEIGLER, Appellant, v. ROBERT M. MORGENTHAU, as…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Mar 19, 1985

Citations

64 N.Y.2d 932 (N.Y. 1985)
488 N.Y.S.2d 633
477 N.E.2d 1087

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