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Commissioners of St. Ins. Fund v. Rosenshield

Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department
Nov 9, 1942
179 Misc. 180 (N.Y. App. Term 1942)

Opinion

November 9, 1942.

Appeal from the Municipal Court of the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, Fifth District.

Harry Schechter and William F. O'Rourke for appellants.

No appearance for respondent.


The State Insurance Fund is a State agency and as such cannot be sued in the Municipal Court. No setoff in the Municipal Court against a judgment recovered by the State Insurance Fund can be maintained.

Order reversed, with ten dollars costs, and motion denied.

McCOOK and McLAUGHLIN, JJ., concur; SHIENTAG, J., dissents.


Summaries of

Commissioners of St. Ins. Fund v. Rosenshield

Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department
Nov 9, 1942
179 Misc. 180 (N.Y. App. Term 1942)
Case details for

Commissioners of St. Ins. Fund v. Rosenshield

Case Details

Full title:COMMISSIONERS OF THE STATE INSURANCE FUND, Appellants, v. HARRY…

Court:Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department

Date published: Nov 9, 1942

Citations

179 Misc. 180 (N.Y. App. Term 1942)
38 N.Y.S.2d 4

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