Lewis v. Metropolitan Transp. Authority
Decision Date | 11 December 1984 |
Citation | 485 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. |
Court | New 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).
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