Legal Opinion
People v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided July 23, 1986PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Alexander W. Hunter, Jr., J.
Defendant Metro-North moves to dismiss the information on the ground that it is exempt from local prosecution.
A Metro-North employee, Earnest Avery, was operating a *1073truck filled with diesel fuel on New York City streets and was cited for failure (1) to display proper fire department placards indicating that the truck contained fuel, (2) to carry a charged fire extinguisher and (3) to possess a fire department permit for the transportation of flammable and combustible liquids, all charges in violation of local ordinances.
Defendant, a subsidiary…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Long Island Rail Road Co. v. Public Service CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1968
- People v. Long Island RailroadAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1976
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