New York Court of Appeals, 1980

Cedano v. City of New York

New York Court of Appeals · Decided November 11, 1980 · Cooke, Fuchsberg, Gabrielli, Jasen, Jones, Meyer, Wachtler

51 N.Y.2d 896; 415 N.E.2d 978; 434 N.Y.S.2d 990; 1980 N.Y. LEXIS 2893

Cases that cite this one

4 later published cases cite this decision.

Peterson v. New York City Housing Authority (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1993)
De Olden v. State (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1983)
Bay Terrace Cooperative Section IV, Inc. v. New York State Employees' Retirement System Policemen's & Firemen's Retirement System (N.Y. 1982)
Cohen v. Pearl River Union Free School District (N.Y. 1980)

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Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Order reversed, without costs, and the case remitted to the Appellate Division, First Department, for exercise of that court’s discretion. In the circumstances present here it was improper for the Appellate Division to decide the issue presented as a matter of law.

Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler and Fuchsberg. Judge Meyer taking no part.

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