Tarshis v. City of New York

Full title: ARNOLD TARSHIS, Respondent, v. CITY OF NEW YORK et al., Appellants, et…

Court: Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Dec 30, 1965

213 N.E.2d 890 (N.Y. 1965)

213 N.E.2d 890

266 N.Y.S.2d 810

Opinion

Argued November 23, 1965

Decided December 30, 1965

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, JAMES C. CRANE, J.

Leo A. Larkin, Corporation Counsel ( Charles A. La Torella, Jr., Seymour B. Quel and Meyer Slifkin of counsel), for appellants.

Philip Meltzer and Aleck Slade for respondent.

Leo D. Adolph and John J. Adams for Protestants and Other Americans United For Separation of Church and State, amicus curiae.

Order affirmed, without costs; no opinion.

Concur: Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE, FULD, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE and BERGAN. Judge SCILEPPI dissents and votes to reverse and to reinstate the orders of Special Term upon the dissenting opinion at the Appellate Division.