Legal Opinion
Solerwitz v. Signorelli
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 4, 1992PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review a determination of the Surrogate dated May 12, 1989, which, after a hearing, adjudged the petitioner guilty of criminal contempt and imposed a sentence of 30 days imprisonment and a fine of $1,000.
Adjudged that the petition is granted, on the law, without costs or disbursements, the order of commitment is vacated, and the finding of criminal contempt is set aside.
On or about April 4, 1989, after reading in the New York Law Journal that the petitioner had been suspended from the practice of law in this State, the Suffolk County Surrogate…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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