Purcell v. Long Island Daily Press Publishing Co.

9 N.Y.2d 255 (1961)

Arthur L. Purcell, as Administrator of The Estate of Della Purcell, Deceased, Respondent,

v.

Long Island Daily Press Publishing Company, Inc., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Argued January 19, 1961.

Decided March 2, 1961.

Sidney Schreiberg for appellant.

C. Joseph Danahy, Joseph P. Devery and Bernard E. Perelson for respondent.

Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE and FOSTER concur with Judge FROESSEL; Judge FULD dissents in part in a separate opinion.

FROESSEL, J.

Plaintiff in this action, upon a jury determination in his favor, recovered…