Legal Opinion
Bradshaw v. Silversmith
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 21, 1983PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*545OPINION OF THE COURT
Edward J. Greenfield, J.
A “shaggy dog story” is an offbeat form of humor in which routine and ordinary events, frequently involving an animal companion, unfold to an inwardly logical but bizarre and ostensibly humorous denouement. This case involves that kind of “shaggy dog story.”
Plaintiff, Amanda Bradshaw, a court interpreter employed by the Federal Government, has asserted that her appearance at the ASPCA to change the name and the registration of her newly adopted dog, Sparky, gave rise to a chain of events in which she was arrested by four policemen at a bagel buffet,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jestic v. Long Island Savings BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Smith v. County of LivingstonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Saunsen v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Trans-State Hay & Feed Corp. v. Faberge, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
- Trans-State Hay & Feed Corp. v. Faberge, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Roesch v. OtarolaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Roesch v. OtarolaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Morrison v. LefevreDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- Suss v. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1993
- Bernstein Ex Rel. Commissioner of Banking & Insurance v. Centaur InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
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