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Diaz v. City of New York

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 11, 1968
244 N.E.2d 267 (N.Y. 1968)

Opinion

Argued November 25, 1968

Decided December 11, 1968

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, THOMAS A. AURELIO, J.

George Sassower and Doris L. Sassower for appellants.

William F. Larkin and James J. Rogan for Edenwald Contracting Co., Inc., respondent.

J. Lee Rankin, Corporation Counsel ( William M. Murphy and Stanley Buchsbaum of counsel), for City of New York, respondent.


Order affirmed, without costs; no opinion.

Concur: Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN, BREITEL and JASEN. Judge KEATING dissents and votes to reverse and to grant a new trial on the ground that plaintiffs' proof was sufficient to present a question of fact for the jury.


Summaries of

Diaz v. City of New York

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 11, 1968
244 N.E.2d 267 (N.Y. 1968)
Case details for

Diaz v. City of New York

Case Details

Full title:RAYMOND DIAZ, an Infant, by His Guardian ad Litem, Modesto Diaz, et al.…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Dec 11, 1968

Citations

244 N.E.2d 267 (N.Y. 1968)
244 N.E.2d 267
296 N.Y.S.2d 796

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