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Matter of Corp. Counsel of City of New York v. Smith

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 31, 1956
135 N.E.2d 603 (N.Y. 1956)

Opinion

Argued March 22, 1956

Decided May 31, 1956

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, CARROLL G. WALTER, J.

Rachel B. Backer for James E. Smith and others, appellants.

Bruce McM. Wright and Thomas G. Weaver for Norman W. Robinson, appellant.

Peter Campbell Brown, Corporation Counsel ( Robert E. Hugh and Seymour B. Quel of counsel), for respondent.


Order reversed and motion denied upon the ground that there is no statutory authority for the order appealed from. No opinion.

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


Summaries of

Matter of Corp. Counsel of City of New York v. Smith

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 31, 1956
135 N.E.2d 603 (N.Y. 1956)
Case details for

Matter of Corp. Counsel of City of New York v. Smith

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the CORPORATION COUNSEL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: May 31, 1956

Citations

135 N.E.2d 603 (N.Y. 1956)
135 N.E.2d 603
153 N.Y.S.2d 72

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