New York Court of Appeals, 1966

Colon v. Margolis

Colon v. Margolis
New York Court of Appeals · Decided May 5, 1966
17 N.Y.2d 798; 218 N.E.2d 300; 271 N.Y.S.2d 251; 1966 N.Y. LEXIS 1388
Colon v. Margolis

Opinion of the Court

Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: Chief Judge Desmond and Judges Fuld, Burke, Bergan and Keating. Judges Van Voorhis and Scileppi dissent and vote to reverse and to dismiss the complaint upon the ground that on the record the inference is merely speculative that the rubbish on defendant’s premises was the cause of the fire.

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