Leon v. Martinez

Decided July 7, 1994. Howard Arnold Levine wrote the opinion for the court.

638 N.E.2d 511 · Cited 4,267 times

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• Priest v. Hennessy · 51 N.Y.2d 62
• In re Kelly · 23 N.Y.2d 368
• Heaney v. Purdy · 29 N.Y.2d 157
• Fairbanks v. . Sargent · 9 N.E. 870
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