Pinkney v. City of New York

Full title: EDDIE PINKNEY et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Respondent, et al.…

Court: Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Dec 16, 1976

40 N.Y.2d 1004 (N.Y. 1976)

391 N.Y.S.2d 411

359 N.E.2d 1001

Opinion

Argued November 17, 1976

Decided December 16, 1976

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, ANGELO GRACI, J.

Norman Getlan and Helen Sperber for appellants.

W. Bernard Richland, Corporation Counsel (Diane R. Eisner and L. Kevin Sheridan of counsel), for respondent.

Order affirmed, without costs, on the memorandum at the Appellate Division ( 50 A.D.2d 928).

Concur: Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE. Judge JONES dissents and votes to reverse on the dissenting memorandum by Justices COHALAN and MUNDER at the Appellate Division.