Dougal v. Suffolk County

Decision Date30 May 1985
Citation65 N.Y.2d 668,481 N.E.2d 254,491 N.Y.S.2d 622
Parties, 481 N.E.2d 254 John DOUGAL et al., Respondents, v. COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, et al., Appellants.
CourtNew York Court of Appeals Court of Appeals

Order affirmed, with costs, for reasons stated in the opinion by former Justice Vito J. Titone at the Appellate Division (102 A.D.2d 531, 477 N.Y.S.2d 381).

WACHTLER, C.J., and JASEN, MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE and ALEXANDER, JJ., concur.

TITONE, J., took no part.

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