GORMAN v. CITY OF NEW YORK, 304 N.Y. 865 (1952)

109 N.E.2d 881

WALTER A. GORMAN et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF NEW YORK et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.Argued October 24, 1952
Decided December 4, 1952

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, CORCORAN, J.

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James H. Tully, Truman H. Luhrman and Edward J. McGowan for appellants.

Denis M. Hurley, Corporation Counsel (W. Bernard Richland
and Pauline K. Berger of counsel), for respondents.

Miles F. McDonald, District Attorney of Kings County (Aaron Nussbaum and Aaron E. Koota of counsel), amicus curiae, in support of respondents’ position.

David Du Vivier and William Mason Smith, Jr., for the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, amicus curiae,
in support of respondents’ position.

Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney of New York County
(Richard G. Denzer and Charles W. Manning of counsel) amicus curiae, in support of respondents’ position.

Samuel D. Smoleff, Laurence Arnold Tanzer and Bernard Hershkopf for The Citizens Union of the City of New York amicus curiae, in support of respondents’ position.

Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: LOUGHRAN, Ch. J., LEWIS, CONWAY, DESMOND, DYE, FULD and FROESSEL, JJ.