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Utica Mutual Ins. Co. v. Amsterdam Color Works, Inc.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 3, 1955
308 N.Y. 816 (N.Y. 1955)

Opinion

Argued January 12, 1955

Decided March 3, 1955

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, COHALAN, J.

Jacob D. Fuchsberg and B. Hoffman Miller for appellant.

Benjamin H. Siff, Frederick Mellor and John Tullman for respondent.


Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: DESMOND, DYE, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS and BURKE, JJ. CONWAY, Ch. J., and FULD, J., dissent and vote to reverse and to grant a new trial upon the ground that the record presents a question of fact for the jury as to contributory negligence.


Summaries of

Utica Mutual Ins. Co. v. Amsterdam Color Works, Inc.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 3, 1955
308 N.Y. 816 (N.Y. 1955)
Case details for

Utica Mutual Ins. Co. v. Amsterdam Color Works, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Individually and on Behalf of JOSEPH…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Mar 3, 1955

Citations

308 N.Y. 816 (N.Y. 1955)
125 N.E.2d 871

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