Cassano v. Hagstrom

Decided April 17, 1959. Charles S. Desmond wrote the opinion for the court.

5 N.Y.2d 643 · Cited 151 times

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• Osipoff v. City of New York · 36 N.E.2d 646
• Benson v. . Dean · 133 N.E. 125
• Weibert v. . Hanan · 95 N.E. 688
• Bernstein v. Greenfield · 22 N.E.2d 242

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