Callan v. State of New York

Full title: THOMAS D. CALLAN, Respondent, v. STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant. (Claim No…

Court: Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Nov 17, 1988

73 N.Y.2d 731 (N.Y. 1988)

535 N.Y.S.2d 590

532 N.E.2d 96

Opinion

Argued October 18, 1988

Decided November 17, 1988

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Fourth Judicial Department, Donald J. Corbett, Jr., J.

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Martin A. Hotvet, O. Peter Sherwood and Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for appellant.

E. Robert Fussell for respondent.

Order reversed, with costs, and the claim dismissed for the reasons stated in the dissenting memorandum at the Appellate Division ( 134 A.D.2d 882, 883-884). [ 74 N.Y.2d 647.]

Concur: Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA.