Yearwood v. Town of Brighton
| Decision Date | 11 December 1984 |
| Citation | 485 N.Y.S.2d 252,64 N.Y.2d 667 |
| Parties | , 474 N.E.2d 612 Ingrid YEARWOOD, as Administratrix of Estate of Joel Yearwood and Another, Appellant, v. TOWN OF BRIGHTON, Respondent. |
| Court | New York Court of Appeals Court of Appeals |
Order affirmed, with costs, for reasons stated in the opinion by Justice Stewart F. Hancock, Jr. at the Appellate Division (101 A.D.2d 498, 475 N.Y.S.2d 958; see also Malerba v. Incorporated Vil. of Huntington Bay, 54 N.Y.2d 863, 444 N.Y.S.2d 903, 429 N.E.2d 410).
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