New York Court of Appeals, 1996

113 opinions

In the Matter of the Arbitration between William L. Steck, Jr., Appellant, and State Farm Insurance Company, Respondent 1996-04-25
In the Matter of Carlton M. Chase 1996-06-27
In the Matter of Jose Baez, Respondent-Appellant, v. Mary Jo Bane, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, et al., Appellants-Respondents; In the Matter of Cesar Cespedes, Respondent-Appellant, v. Mary Jo Bane, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, et al., Appellants-Respondents; In the Matter of Dorothy Linton, Respondent-Appellant, v. Michael J. Dowling, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, et al., Appellants-Respondents; In the Matter of Virgen Ayala, Respondent-Appellant, v. Michael J. Dowling, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, et al., Appellants-Respondents 1996-10-10
In the Matter of Dennis W. Cahill, Respondent, v. Margarita Rosa, as Commissioner of the State Division of Human Rights, Appellant; In the Matter of Lloyd M. Lasser et al., Respondents, v. Margarita Rosa, as Commissioner of the State Division of Human Rights, Appellant 1996-10-15
Kenneth H. Guice, Respondent, v. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Appellant; Frank J. Evangelist, Jr., Respondent, v. Fidelity Brokerage Services, Inc., Appellant 1996-10-17
In the Matter of New York City Transit Authority et al., Respondents, v. State of New York, Executive Department, Division of Human Rights, Respondent, and Mary Myers, Appellant 1996-10-22
Tekni-Plex, Inc., Respondent, v. Meyner and Landis, a New Jersey Partnership, Appellant; Tekni-Plex, Inc., Respondent, v. Tom Y. C. Tang, Appellant 1996-10-22
David Ballentine et al., Appellants, v. Edward I. Koch, Individually and as Mayor of the City of New York, et al., Respondents 1996-10-22
Joseph A. Gagliardo et al., Appellants, v. David Dinkins, as Mayor of the City of New York and as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the New York City Housing Police Officers Variable Supplements Fund and New York City Housing Police Superior Officers Variable Supplements Fund, et al., Respondents; Edward Ranieri et al., Appellants, v. David Dinkins, as Mayor of the City of New York and as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Transit Police Officers Variable Supplements Fund and Transit Police Superior Officers Variable Supplements Fund, et al., Respondents 1996-10-22
In the Matter of Svi Zer, an Attorney, Appellant. Departmental Disciplinary Committee for the First Judicial Department, Respondent 1996-10-30
In the Matter of Fred Cleveland 1996-11-01
Avram Iusan et al., Appellants, v. City of New York et al., Respondents 1996-11-14
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Charles E. Ryan, Appellant 1996-11-14
In the Matter of Robert A. Straniere, Individually and as Assemblyman of the 61st Assembly District of New York, et al., Appellants, v. Sheldon Silver, as Speaker of the State Assembly, et al., Respondents 1996-11-14
Kitz Corp., Plaintiff, v. Transcon Shipping Specialists, Inc., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Respondent. J & J Air Freight Trucking Co., Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Appellant, et al., Third-Party Defendants 1996-11-14
In the Matter of the Liquidation of Union Indemnity Insurance Company of New York; Michigan National Bank-Oakland, Appellant, v. American Centennial Insurance Company et al., Respondents, et al., Defendants; Edward J. Muhl, Superintendent of Insurance, as Liquidator of Union Indemnity Insurance Company of New York, Third-Party Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellant, v. American Centennial Insurance Company et al., Third-Party Defendants-Respondents, et al., Third-Party Defendants 1996-11-14
In the Matter of Elaine C. Paris, Respondent, v. Stuart A. Paris, Appellant 1996-11-14
Francisco Merino, Appellant, v. New York City Transit Authority, Respondent 1996-11-14
Paul Klein et al., Respondents, v. City of New York, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant. Michael Mazzeo Electric Co., Third-Party Defendant-Appellant 1996-11-14
In the Matter of Tug Buster Bouchard Corporation et al., Respondents-Appellants, v. James W. Wetzler, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Appellant-Respondent 1996-11-14
In the Matter of Kenneth Wolkoff, Respondent, v. Mark Chassin, as Commissioner of Health of the State of New York, Appellant 1996-11-14
In the Matter of Earl M. Kabnick, Appellant, v. Mark Chassin, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, et al., Respondents 1996-11-14
Joan C. Lipin, Appellant, v. Robert M. Bender, Jr., et al., Respondents 1996-11-14
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Central New York, Inc., et al., Respondents, v. H. Carl McCall, as Comptroller of the State of New York, et al., Appellants 1996-11-19
In the Matter of Christine Galas, Respondent, v. Carol A. Niznik, Formerly Known as Carol A. Walter, Appellant 1996-11-19
Albert J. Millus, Respondent, v. Newsday, Inc., et al., Appellants 1996-11-19
Ricky Brown et al., Appellants, v. State of New York, Respondent 1996-11-19
B & H Associates, Doing Business as Prudential Long Island Realty, et al., Respondents, v. John Buscemi et al., Appellants 1996-11-19
Ahmad Shabrawy, Appellant, v. Ocean Ships, Inc., Respondent 1996-11-19
George Adimey et al., Appellants, v. Erie County Industrial Development Agency, Respondent 1996-11-19
Michael Murray, Respondent, v. Rudolf Bass, Inc., Appellant 1996-11-19
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. David Holmes, Also Known as Eddie Estalo, Appellant 1996-11-19
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Michael Toliver, Appellant 1996-11-19
Canron Corp., on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated, Respondent, v. City of New York et al., Appellants 1996-11-19
In the Matter of Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation, Respondent, v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, Appellant 1996-11-21
George Moore, Respondent, v. County of Clinton et al., Defendants, and Sher-Don Associates, Inc., et al., Appellants. (And Another Related Action.) 1996-11-21
Vanessa Overton, as Administratrix of the Estate of Kasean S. Overton, Deceased, Respondent, v. City of New York, Appellant 1996-11-21
In the Matter of William C. Young et al., Appellants, v. Board of Trustees of the Village of Blasdell et al., Respondents 1996-11-21
In the Matter of Edgar King, Individually and as Supervisor of the Town of Northumberland, et al., Appellants, v. Saratoga County Board of Supervisors, Respondent 1996-11-21
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Stephanie Wernick, Appellant 1996-11-21
Gregg D. Van Alstine et al., Appellants, v. Rocco A. Padula et al., Respondents. (And a Third-Party Action.) 1996-11-26
In the Matter of Donald Clarizio, Petitioner, v. People of the State of New York, Respondent, and George Semkus, Appellant 1996-11-26
James Wyatt, Plaintiff, v. State of New York, Defendant; Gerard Plunkett, Respondent, v. State of New York, Appellant 1996-11-26
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Anthony Consalvo, Appellant 1996-11-26
Concetta Guariglia et al., Appellants, v. Blima Homes, Inc., Respondent, et al., Defendants 1996-11-26
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Henry Howard, Appellant 1996-11-26
In the Matter of Khalib Gould, Appellant, v. New York City Police Department et al., Respondents; In the Matter of Harold Scott, Appellant, v. New York City Police Department, Respondent; In the Matter of Joseph F. DeFelice ex rel. on Behalf of Christopher Barbera, Appellant, v. New York City Police Department, Respondent 1996-11-26
Deborah A. Heller et al., Appellants, v. Coca-Cola Company et al., Respondents 1996-11-26
In the Matter of the Claim of David Gruber, Respondent. New York City Department of Personnel, Appellant; John E. Sweeney, as Commissioner of Labor, Respondent. In the Matter of the Claim of Kent A. Greene, Respondent. New York City Department of Personnel, Appellant; John E. Sweeney, as Commissioner of Labor, Respondent 1996-11-26
In the Matter of Ulysses Frager, Appellant, v. TransWorld Airlines, Inc., Respondent 1996-11-26
In the Matter of Mary R. Thenebe et al., Appellants, v. Ansonia Associates et al., Respondents 1996-11-26
In the Matter of the Estate of Louis C. Mancuso, Deceased. Angela A. Mancuso, Appellant; Kimberly A. Francabandiero, as Administratrix C.T.A., Respondent 1996-11-26
In the Matter of Arlene M. Carella, Respondent, v. Charles E. Collins, III, et al., Appellants 1996-11-26
Marvin Bombard, Appellant, v. Central Hudson Gas and Electric Company, Respondent, et al., Defendant. (And Two Third-Party Actions.) 1996-11-26
First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Rochester, Respondent, v. Carol A. Niznik, Formerly Known as Carol A. Walter, Appellant, et al., Defendant 1996-11-26
In the Matter of Ralph Scott, Appellant, v. Mark Shepard, Individually and as Records Access Officer of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, et al., Respondents 1996-11-26
Lincoln Amsterdam House, Inc., Respondent, v. Charles Baxter et al., Appellants, and City of New York, Respondent 1996-11-26
Lee H. Kimmell et al., Respondents, v. Herman A. Schaefer, Appellant, et al., Defendants 1996-11-26
Rebecca T. Doty, Appellant, v. Eastman Kodak Company et al., Respondents, et al., Defendant 1996-11-26
Thomas R. Florio et al., Appellants, v. City of New York et al., Defendants, and Tishman Construction Company of New York, Inc., Respondent 1996-11-26
James Wyatt, Respondent, v. State of New York, Appellant; Gerard Plunkett, Claimant, v. State of New York, Defendant 1996-11-26
MRF Resources Ltd., Plaintiff, v. Merchants Bank of New York, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Respondent; Galit Diamond, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Appellant 1996-12-18
Incorporated Village of Cedarhurst, Respondent, v. Hanover Insurance Company, Appellant; Incorporated Village of Cedarhurst, Respondent, v. Hanover Insurance Company, Appellant 1996-12-18
Town of Harrison et al., Respondents-Appellants, v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., et al., Appellants-Respondents 1996-12-18
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Reinaldo Ayala, Respondent 1996-12-18
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Bruce Wiggins, Respondent 1996-12-18
In the Matter of Jeanine Pirro, District Attorney of Westchester County, Appellant, v. Daniel A. Angiolillo, as County Court Judge, Westchester County, et al., Respondents 1996-12-18
In the Matter of Christopher H. Lunding et al., Respondents, v. Tax Appeals Tribunal of the State of New York, Respondent, and Commissioner of Taxation and Finance of the State of New York, Appellant 1996-12-18
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Michael Calvi, Appellant 1996-12-18
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Andre Holman, Appellant 1996-12-18
Sylvia Pfister, Respondent, v. Dayna Realty Associates, Ltd., et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants 1996-12-18
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. John Mason, Appellant 1996-12-18
In the Matter of the Arbitration between Otu A. Obot, Appellant, and New York State Department of Correctional Services, Respondent 1996-12-19
Charles R. Funk, Appellant, v. Mark Barry et al., Respondents 1996-12-19
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Gary Maher, Respondent; The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Vernon Ricks, Respondent; The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Anthony Mack, Respondent 1996-12-19
In the Matter of Susan Baba, Appellant, v. 1133 Building Corp. et al., Respondents 1996-12-19
In the Matter of Christopher P. Gershel, Appellant, v. Harry Porr III, as City Manager of City of Newburgh, Respondent 1996-12-19
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Andre Davidson, Respondent 1996-12-19
In the Matter of Susan Baba, Appellant, v. Martin Evans, as Justice of the Supreme Court, et al., Respondents 1996-12-19
In the Matter of New York State Silicone Breast Implant Litigation. Caroline E. Sorger et al., Appellants, v. Dow Chemical Corporation, Respondent, et al., Defendants 1996-12-19
City of New York et al., Respondents, v. Patrolmens Benevolent Association of the City of New York, Inc., et al., Appellants, and New York State Public Employment Relations Board et al., as Necessary Party Respondents; Dennis C. Vacco, as Attorney-General of the State of New York, Intervenor-Appellant 1996-12-19
In the Matter of the Claim of Naomi Frazier, Appellant. John E. Sweeney, as Commissioner of Labor, Respondent 1996-12-19
In the Matter of M. Robert Steel, as Surviving Trustee of the Trust for Anna E. Steel et al. In the Matter of Julius J. Epstein, as Executor of the Estate of Anna E. Steel, Deceased, et al., Respondents. In the Matter of John A. Steel, Appellant 1996-12-19
Board of Education for the City School District of the City of Buffalo, Respondent, v. Buffalo Teachers Federation, Inc., Appellant 1996-12-19
James Dunham, Appellant, v. Hilco Construction Company, Inc., Respondent, et al., Defendants. (And Two Third-Party Actions.) 1996-12-19
In the Matter of Fred Cleveland 1996-12-19
Barbara Kaufman et al., Appellants, v. Evelyn Silver et al., Respondents 1996-12-20
In the Matter of Toys R Us, a New York Limited Partnership, Respondent, v. Gaston Silva, as Chairman of City of New York Board of Standards and Appeals, Appellant, et al., Respondent; Colette Coffman et al., Intervenors-Appellants 1996-12-20
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Robert E. MacDonald, III, Appellant 1996-12-20
Century 21 Volpe Realty, Inc., Respondent, v. Jhong Kim, Appellant 1996-12-20
In the Matter of Luis E. Jimenez, Appellant, v. Franklin Weissberg, as Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, et al., Respondents 1996-12-20
Mary E. Downes, Respondent, v. Eli Aran et al., Appellants 1996-12-20
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Alex Ramirez, Appellant 1996-12-20
Castle Oil Corporation et al., Respondents, v. City of New York, Appellant 1996-12-20
Frederick M. Busch et al., as Temporary Guardians of Franklin K. Busch, an Incapacitated Person, Respondents, v. Lynn M. Wheeler et al., Appellants. (And Another Action.) 1996-12-20
Leon Sylvester, Inc., Appellant, v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, Respondent 1996-12-20
Frank P. Watson, Appellant, v. Robert M. Esposito et al., Respondents 1996-12-20
In the Matter of St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Petitioner. Marie H. et al., Respondents; City of New York, Appellant 1996-12-20
Anne S. Jermakian, Respondent, v. Armen K. Jermakian, Appellant 1996-12-20
William Kaffka, Individually and as Executor of Dorothy Kaffka, Deceased, Appellant, v. New York Hospital et al., Respondents 1996-12-20
In the Matter of Timothy D. Reeves, Appellant, v. County of Onondaga et al., Respondents 1996-12-20
In the Matter of David A. Jones, a Suspended Attorney, Appellant. Committee on Professional Standards, Respondent 1996-12-20
John Brown, Respondent, v. Eli Aran et al., Appellants 1996-12-20
Key Bank of New York, Respondent, v. Lester I. Crandall, Appellant, et al., Defendants, and Janet LaPorte, Respondent 1996-12-20
Richard McAllan, Appellant, v. 124-128 West 134th Street Tenants Association et al., Respondents 1996-12-20
Henry Romatowski, Appellant, v. Gary S. Hitzig et al., Respondents 1996-12-20
Meridan Pullman, Respondent, v. Donald Pullman, Appellant 1996-12-20
In the Matter of the Estate of Ludwig Goidel, Deceased. Ilona Goidel, Appellant; Ben Z. Goidel et al., Respondents 1996-12-20
In the Matter of Cayuga-Onondaga Counties Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Appellant, v. John E. Sweeney, as Commissioner of Labor of State of New York, et al., Respondents 1996-12-20
Evergreen Associates, Respondent, v. Maria Calderon, Appellant 1996-12-20
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Tania Ladd, Appellant 1996-12-20
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Anthony Johnson, Also Known as Barry Wilson, Also Known as Barry Williams, Appellant 1996-12-20
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Anthony Kirkland, Respondent 1996-12-20