Legal Opinion
Paglia v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 18, 1951PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPiper, J.
The Court of Claims has held that in the issuance of a motor vehicle registration certificate the State owes a duty to a subsequent purchaser of the registered vehicle to use some degree of care in determining that the applicant is the owner of the motor vehicle for which registration is sought. If such is the rule of law, it must arise from the statute.
The first statute on this subject was chapter 538 of the Laws of 1904 and was entitled “ An Act in relation to the registration and identification of motor vehicles and the use of the public highways by such vehicles.” It provided in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Saugerties Bank v. . Delaware Hudson Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Mairs v. . Baltimore Ohio R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Benenson v. National Surety Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1932
3Cited by15 opinions
- Williams v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
- United States v. Arthur CantonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Exchange National Bank of Tampa v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1976
- Chikofsky v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1952
- Doenges-Glass, Inc. v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1971
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