Legal Opinion
Commissioners of the State Insurance Fund v. O'Dwyer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 19, 1971PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSteuer, J.
In 1956 Richard Crown met with an accident. As a result thereof he received workmen’s compensation insurance in the sum of '$2,943.60 paid by the State Insurance Fund as carrier for Vinny Service Corporation, Crown’s employer. The fund additionally paid medical bills amounting to $2,163.47. Crown also instituted a third-party action against one Lepper in which the defendants O’Dwyer and Bernstien acted as his attorneys. This action resulted in a verdict for Crown against Lepper in the sum of $25,000. Judgment was entered November 13, 1967. Lepper appealed and on June 18, 1969, the judgment…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Carmelo Candiano v. Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc. v. John W. McGrath Corp., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
3Cited by3 opinions
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