Cass v. State of New York

58 N.Y.2d 460 (1983)

Willard W. Cass, Jr., et al., Appellants,

v.

State of New York et al., Respondents. (And Two Other Actions.)

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Argued February 14, 1983.

Decided March 30, 1983.

Murray A. Gordon and Richard Imbrogno for appellants.

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (William J. Kogan and Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for State of New York and another, respondents.

Paul A. Feigenbaum for Herbert B. Evans, respondent.

Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER and SIMONS concur in Per Curiam opinion; Judge FUCHSBERG dissents and votes to reverse in a separate opinion;…