McDowell v. Lavoy

Decision Date26 April 1979
Citation47 N.Y.2d 747,417 N.Y.S.2d 255
Parties, 390 N.E.2d 1179 In the Matter of Susan Pratt McDOWELL, etc., Appellant, v. Corbin LaVOY, d. b. a. Empire Boring Co., employer, et al., Respondents.
CourtNew York Court of Appeals Court of Appeals

Order affirmed, with costs, for the reasons stated in the opinion by Mr. Justice Robert G. Main at the Appellate Division (63 A.D.2d 358, 408 N.Y.S.2d 148).

COOKE, C. J., and JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and FUCHSBERG, JJ., concur.

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