Legal Opinion
Butterman v. R. H. Macy & Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 4, 1969PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order entered June 27, 1969, modified on the law and in the exercise of discretion, to limit discovery and inspection of appellant’s general log book for escalator 26 to a period of six years prior to the accident of May 2, 1963, and otherwise affirmed, without costs or disbursements. The disclosure provisions of the CPLR should be interpreted liberally. (See Allen v. Crowell Collier Pub. Co., 21 N Y 2d 403.) We feel that under the particular facts in this escalator case, a six-year period is a reasonable time limitation in terms of relevancy and materiality of the information sought to be…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lee v. Pennsylvania R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Abravanel v. Ohrbach's Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1945
- Fisher v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
- Perkins v. R. H. Macy & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
- Worrell v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1930
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Vaupel v. Church Charity FoundationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975