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People ex Rel. Corpolongo v. Donovan

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 2, 1961
174 N.E.2d 534 (N.Y. 1961)

Summary

holding that hole was not a hazardous opening when plaintiff's leg and not whole body fell into it

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Opinion

Argued January 18, 1961

Decided March 2, 1961

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, CHARLES J. BECKINELLA, J.

Leo Louison for appellant.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General ( Joseph J. Rose and Paxton Blair of counsel), for respondents.


Order affirmed upon the opinion in People ex rel. Clemente v. Warden of Auburn Prison ( 9 N.Y.2d 216), decided herewith. No opinion.

Motion for a stay denied.

Concur: Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE, FULD, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE and FOSTER.


Summaries of

People ex Rel. Corpolongo v. Donovan

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 2, 1961
174 N.E.2d 534 (N.Y. 1961)

holding that hole was not a hazardous opening when plaintiff's leg and not whole body fell into it

Summary of this case from Tynan v. Jetblue Airways Corp.
Case details for

People ex Rel. Corpolongo v. Donovan

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. ANTONY CORPOLONGO, Appellant…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Mar 2, 1961

Citations

174 N.E.2d 534 (N.Y. 1961)
174 N.E.2d 534
214 N.Y.S.2d 453

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