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Gurda v. Orange County Pub. Div. of Ottaway Newspapers

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 6, 1982
56 N.Y.2d 705 (N.Y. 1982)

Summary

adopting the concurring and dissenting opinion of the intermediary appellate court's case

Summary of this case from Schwartz v. American Medical Ass'n

Opinion

Argued March 25, 1982

Decided May 6, 1982

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, EDWARD M. O'GORMAN, J.

Joseph Sluzar for appellants.

John S. McBride and Michael Davidoff for respondents.



Order reversed, with costs, and the judgments of Supreme Court, Orange County, reinstated for reasons stated in the concurring in part and dissenting in part opinion of Presiding Justice MILTON MOLLEN and Justice VITO J. TITONE at the Appellate Division ( 82 A.D.2d 120, 126-133). Question certified answered in the negative.

Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER.


Summaries of

Gurda v. Orange County Pub. Div. of Ottaway Newspapers

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 6, 1982
56 N.Y.2d 705 (N.Y. 1982)

adopting the concurring and dissenting opinion of the intermediary appellate court's case

Summary of this case from Schwartz v. American Medical Ass'n
Case details for

Gurda v. Orange County Pub. Div. of Ottaway Newspapers

Case Details

Full title:MICHAEL A. GURDA, Respondent, v. ORANGE COUNTY PUBLICATIONS DIVISION OF…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: May 6, 1982

Citations

56 N.Y.2d 705 (N.Y. 1982)
451 N.Y.S.2d 724
436 N.E.2d 1326

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