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Olivia v. Gouze

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 31, 1956
1 N.Y.2d 811 (N.Y. 1956)

Opinion

Argued April 24, 1956

Decided May 31, 1956

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, FELIX C. BENVENGA, J.

Alexander E. Rosenthal and Irving Segal for appellants.

William L. Shumate, Frederick Mellor and Joseph F. Lenihan for appellant-respondent.

Peter Campbell Brown, Corporation Counsel ( Fred Iscol and Seymour B. Quel of counsel), for City of New York, respondent.

Edward V. Whiting for Ollie Olivia, respondent.



Judgment affirmed, with costs to plaintiff against defendant Clearbrook Food Shop, Inc.; no opinion.

Concur: CONWAY, Ch. J., DESMOND, DYE, FULD, FROESSEL and VAN VOORHIS, JJ. Taking no part: BURKE, J.


Summaries of

Olivia v. Gouze

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 31, 1956
1 N.Y.2d 811 (N.Y. 1956)
Case details for

Olivia v. Gouze

Case Details

Full title:OLLIE OLIVIA, Respondent, v. ARTHUR GOUZE et al., Appellants, and CITY OF…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: May 31, 1956

Citations

1 N.Y.2d 811 (N.Y. 1956)
153 N.Y.S.2d 71
135 N.E.2d 602

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