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Collins v. State

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jan 20, 1966
215 N.E.2d 500 (N.Y. 1966)

Opinion

Argued January 4, 1966

Decided January 20, 1966

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Third Judicial Department, RONALD E. COLEMAN, J.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General ( Jeremiah Jochnowitz and Paxton Blair of counsel), for appellant.

Sidney Weitzer for respondent.


Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges FULD, BURKE, SCILEPPI and KEATING. Judges VAN VOORHIS and BERGAN dissent and vote to reverse and to dismiss the claim upon the dissenting memorandum at the Appellate Division.


Summaries of

Collins v. State

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jan 20, 1966
215 N.E.2d 500 (N.Y. 1966)
Case details for

Collins v. State

Case Details

Full title:MARY COLLINS, as Administratrix of the Estate of MAURICE COLLINS…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jan 20, 1966

Citations

215 N.E.2d 500 (N.Y. 1966)
215 N.E.2d 500
268 N.Y.S.2d 314

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