Lewis v. Metropolitan Transp. Authority

Decision Date11 December 1984
Citation485 N.Y.S.2d 252,64 N.Y.2d 670
Parties, 474 N.E.2d 612 Evelina LEWIS, Appellant, v. The METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY et al., Respondents.
CourtNew York Court of Appeals Court of Appeals

Order affirmed, with costs, for reasons stated in the opinion by Justice Bentley Kassal at the Appellate Division(99 A.D.2d 246, 472 N.Y.S.2d 368).

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

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