Legal Opinion
Quintero v. Long Island Rail Road
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 2, 1968PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nathan R. Sobel, J..
Plaintiff who has suffered a double amputation brings this personal injury action against the defendant railroad.
The accident occurred on June 30, 1967. Within a few days defendant’s insurer interviewed witnesses and contacted plaintiff’s wife. On July 7, 1967 immediately upon being retained, plaintiff’s counsel wrote a letter to defendant’s insurer advising *815them of the accident and of his retainer. On September 26, 1967, within the 90-clay period, the action was commenced by the service of the summons and complaint upon the railroad.
Yet despite these conceded facts,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Molitor v. Kaneland Community Unit District No. 302Illinois Supreme Court · 1959
- Muskopf v. Corning Hospital DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- Williams v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1961
- Hargrove v. Town of Cocoa BeachSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
- Spanel v. Mounds View School District No. 621Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1962
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Linda McCabe v. Nassau County Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Quintero v. Long Island Rail RoadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
- Capers v. Long Island RailroadDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- Montez v. Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
- Cohen v. Pearl River Union Free School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
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