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Roth v. State

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 3, 1942
289 N.Y. 726 (N.Y. 1942)

Opinion

Argued October 21, 1942

Decided December 3, 1942

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

John J. Bennett, Jr., Attorney-General ( James H. Glavin, Jr., of counsel), for appellant.

M. Francis Malone and Leo O. Coupe for respondents.


Judgments affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: LOUGHRAN, FINCH, RIPPEY, CONWAY and DESMOND, JJ. LEHMAN, Ch. J., and LEWIS, J., dissent on the ground there was no proof of breach of duty by the State.


Summaries of

Roth v. State

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 3, 1942
289 N.Y. 726 (N.Y. 1942)
Case details for

Roth v. State

Case Details

Full title:JOSEPH ROTH, as Administrator of the Estate of JEAN ROTH, Deceased…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Dec 3, 1942

Citations

289 N.Y. 726 (N.Y. 1942)
46 N.E.2d 347

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