Legal Opinion · Dissent

Zubas v. Coffey

New York Court of Appeals

Decided July 8, 1959Published

1Dissent

Chief Judge Conwat (dissenting).

On April 6,1956 Josephine Zubas, the plaintiff, went with her son, Stanley Zubas, to defendants ’ funeral parlor to pay their respects to a deceased friend. They arrived between 7:30 and 8:00 p.m. when it was dark. The funeral home which is located in Tarrytown has a large semicircular driveway with a porte-cochere at the front door. There is no parking lot as such. As one faces the premises from the street, the right-hand, or entrance part of the driveway, divides. Part of the driveway swings around to the left under the portecochere, and then continues back…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Sadowski v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1944
  2. Sagorsky v. MalyonNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
  3. Benson v. . DeanNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
  4. Stein v. PalisiNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
  5. Shaw v. TagueNew York Court of Appeals · 1931

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