Legal Opinion

Cady v. City of New York

New York Court of Appeals

Decided April 2, 1964PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*662Order affirmed, with costs, in the following memorandum: For the reasons stated hy the Appellate Division (19 A D 2d 822) we agree that, in a wrongful death action brought by a fireman’s administratrix against the city, payments received or to be received from the City’s Pension Fund may not be applied in mitigation of damages (see Eichel v. New York Cent. R. R. Co., 375 U. S. 253). Question certified answered in the affirmative.

Concur: Chief Judge Desmond and Judges Dye, Van Voorhis, Burke, Scileppi and Bergan. Taking no part: Judge Fuld.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Eichel v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Morgan v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Brandt v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. Morgan v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. Terranova v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Supreme Court · 2005