Dougal v. County of Suffolk

Full title: JOHN DOUGAL et al., Respondents, v. COUNTY OF SUFFOLK et al., Appellants

Court: Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: May 30, 1985

65 N.Y.2d 668 (N.Y. 1985)

491 N.Y.S.2d 622

481 N.E.2d 254

Opinion

Argued May 2, 1985

Decided May 30, 1985

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, William R. Geiler, J.

Martin Bradley Ashare, County Attorney ( Marion T. McNulty of counsel), for County of Suffolk and others, appellants.

Guy W. Germano, Town Attorney ( Lawrence Donohue of counsel), for Town of Islip and others, appellants.

Joshua L. Dratel and Gerald B. Lefcourt for respondents.

Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr., Corporation Counsel (Dody Schorr and Fay Leoussis of counsel), for City of New York, amicus curiae.

Order affirmed, with costs, for reasons stated in the opinion by former Justice Vito J. Titone at the Appellate Division ( 102 A.D.2d 531).

Concur: Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges JASEN, MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE and ALEXANDER. Taking no part: Judge TITONE.