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Yearwood v. Town of Brighton

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 11, 1984
64 N.Y.2d 667 (N.Y. 1984)

Opinion

Argued November 13, 1984

Decided December 11, 1984

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Fourth Judicial Department, Wilmer J. Patlow, J.

Norman A. Palmiere for appellant.

Michael R. Wolford and Carolyn G. Nussbaum for respondent.


Order affirmed, with costs, for reasons stated in the opinion by Justice Stewart F. Hancock, Jr., at the Appellate Division ( 101 A.D.2d 498; see, also, Malerba v Incorporated Vil. of Huntington Bay, 54 N.Y.2d 863).

Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER, SIMONS and KAYE.


Summaries of

Yearwood v. Town of Brighton

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 11, 1984
64 N.Y.2d 667 (N.Y. 1984)
Case details for

Yearwood v. Town of Brighton

Case Details

Full title:INGRID YEARWOOD, as Administratrix of the Estate of JOEL YEARWOOD and…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Dec 11, 1984

Citations

64 N.Y.2d 667 (N.Y. 1984)
485 N.Y.S.2d 252
474 N.E.2d 612

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