Schwartz v. Public Administrator

Decided February 20, 1969. Francis Bergan wrote the opinion for the court.

24 N.Y.2d 65 · Cited 773 times

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• Liberty Mutual Insurance v. George Colon & Co. · 183 N.E. 506
• Teitelbaum Furs, Inc. v. Dominion Ins. Co., Ltd. · 58 Cal. 2d 601
• Elder v. New York & Pennsylvania Motor Express, Inc. · 31 N.E.2d 188

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