Legal Opinion
Castanos v. Lansing
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 24, 1956Published
1Opinion of the CourtFrank Del Vecchio, J.
This is a proceeding under article 78
of the Civil Practice Act to compel the above-named respondent to enter a judgment in favor of the petitioner Nicholas Castanos in the amount of $32,500 plus costs. Hereinafter, Castanos will be referred to as “ plaintiff ”, the position which he occupied in the action which is the basis of this application.
The somewhat unique circumstances which give rise to the present proceeding may be summarized as follows:
On September 19, 1953 a collision occurred on the streets of Newark, New Jersey, between a bus owned by Public Service Coordinated Transport and an…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Gray v. . Brooklyn Heights R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Buckin v. Long Island Rail RoadNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
- Vidal v. Sheffield Farms Co.New York Supreme Court · 1955
- Porret v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
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