Smullen v. City of New York

Decided February 25, 1971. James Gibson wrote the opinion for the court.

28 N.Y.2d 66 · Cited 79 times

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• Broderick v. Cauldwell-Wingate Co. · 301 N.Y. 182
• H. R. Moch Co. v. Rensselaer Water Co. · 159 N.E. 896
• Young v. State · 304 N.Y. 677

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