Legal Opinion
Grant v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 7, 1978PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bentley Kassal, J.
issue
The issue presented is whether the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) and the Long Island Railroad (LIRR), as a subsidiary of the MTA, are State "agencies” or "political subdivisions” of the State under CPLR 5519 (subd [a], par 1) thus entitling them to an automatic stay upon the service of a notice of appeal.
FACTS
Defendants filed a notice of appeal from a judgment in a negligence action in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $1,750,000. Plaintiff’s attorney filed a demand for an undertaking and defendants now move to stay enforcement of the *684jud…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Quintero v. Long Island Rail RoadNew York Supreme Court · 1968
- People v. WitherspoonSuffolk County District Court · 1966
- Ronan v. LevittNew York Supreme Court · 1973
- Sarisohn v. DennisonNew York Supreme Court · 1967
3Cited by6 opinions
- Willoughby Nursing Home v. AxelrodAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Russell v. New York City Housing AuthorityNew York Supreme Court · 1992
- Department of Housing Preservation & Development of New York v. AusternCivil Court of the City of New York · 1981
- Koch v. Webster Central School District Board of EducationNew York Supreme Court · 1981
- Mutuel Ticket Agents, Local 23293 v. Roosevelt Raceway AssociatesNew York Supreme Court · 1990
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