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Hetz v. First Methodist Church of United States

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 26, 1972
40 A.D.2d 1013 (N.Y. App. Div. 1972)

Opinion

December 26, 1972


In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff wife, plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, entered June 9, 1971, in favor of defendant, upon a jury verdict for defendant at a trial limited to the defense of release. Judgment affirmed, without costs. No opinion. Latham, Acting P.J., Gulotta, Christ and Brennan, JJ., concur; Benjamin, J., dissents and votes to reverse and to direct a verdict in favor of plaintiffs on the issue of release, with the following memorandum: It was unconscionable, as a matter of law, for defendant to take a release from plaintiffs.


Summaries of

Hetz v. First Methodist Church of United States

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 26, 1972
40 A.D.2d 1013 (N.Y. App. Div. 1972)
Case details for

Hetz v. First Methodist Church of United States

Case Details

Full title:IRENE HETZ et al., Appellants, v. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH OF THE METHODIST…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Dec 26, 1972

Citations

40 A.D.2d 1013 (N.Y. App. Div. 1972)