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Stevens v. Central School District No. 1

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 14, 1968
21 N.Y.2d 780 (N.Y. 1968)

Opinion

Argued January 16, 1968

Decided February 14, 1968

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, GEORGE M. FANELLI, J.

William R. Sichol for appellant.

Abram Steinberg for respondent.


Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, KEATING and BREITEL. Judges BERGAN and JASEN dissent and vote to reverse and dismiss the complaint on the dissenting opinion at the Appellate Division.


Summaries of

Stevens v. Central School District No. 1

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 14, 1968
21 N.Y.2d 780 (N.Y. 1968)
Case details for

Stevens v. Central School District No. 1

Case Details

Full title:MELVIN STEVENS, Respondent, v. CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 OF THE TOWN…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Feb 14, 1968

Citations

21 N.Y.2d 780 (N.Y. 1968)
288 N.Y.S.2d 475
235 N.E.2d 448

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