Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Grupposo
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided February 22, 1973PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarry T. Nusbaum, J.
The plaintiff in this action seeks to récover money damages for the alleged wrongful sale of his motorcycle by the Property Clerk of the City of New York.
Subsequent to the joining of issue in this matter the plaintiff was sentenced on a felony charge and is now serving that sentence in the Clinton Correctional Facility at Dannemora, New York, a State prison.
The defendant, by oral motion at the opening of the trial, without prior notice to the plaintiff, moved for the dismissal of *428the plaintiff’s canse of action on the ground that the plaintiff does not have the legal capacity to sue, citing…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pritchard v. NortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Nastasi v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1946
- Kugel v. KalikNew York Supreme Court · 1941
- Shapiro v. Equitable Life Assurance SocietyNew York Supreme Court · 1943
- In re the Estate of WeberNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938
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3Cited by7 opinions
- People v. NatalNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Melfi v. Mount Sinai HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Bush v. ReidAlaska Supreme Court · 1973
- George Strokes Electrical & Plumbing, Inc. v. DyeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Capezzaro v. WinfreyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1977
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