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In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from (1) an order of the Supreme Court, Orange County (McGuirk, J.), dated June 21, 2005, which granted the motion of the defendant Martin-Brower Co. for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against it, (2) a judgment ...
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiffs appeal from an order dated February 10, 1960, granting defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint, pursuant to section 181 of the Civil Practice Act and rule 156 of the Rules of Civil Practice, for plaintiffs’ failure diligently to prosecute this ac...
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendant D & M Mason Contractor appeals, as limited by its brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (McCarty, J.), dated June 15, 2005, as denied its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and all cross claims ins...
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Cohalan, J.), dated February 8, 2006, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs. Schools have a ...
In a matrimonial action in which the parties were divorced by judgment dated May 9, 1994, the defendant former husband appeals (1), as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Donovan, J.), dated October 20, 2005, as granted the plaintiff former wife’s motion for counsel ...
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants City of New York and Anthony Pagnotta appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Vaughan, J.), dated July 13, 2005, which, upon a jury verdict and upon the denial of their motions pursuant to CPLR 4401 for judgment as a matter of law ...
In a proceeding pursuant to article 78 of the Civil Practice Act to review and annul a determination of the Board of Standards and Appeals of the City of New York, granting to the intervenors a variance of the city’s Zoning Resolution, the petitioners appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated July ...
*724In an action for reformation of two deeds, the defendants Robert Brigandi and Joanne Brigandi appeal, as limited by their brief, from (1) so much of an order and judgment (one paper) of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Minardo, J.), dated June 3, 2005, as granted that branch of the plaintiffs motion which was fo...
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, in which the defendant, Port Chester Iron Works, Inc., in its amended answer pleads, pursuant to section 264 of the Civil Practice Act, two cross complaints for relief over against its codefendant Long, said defendant and codefendant cross-appeal from an order of t...
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by his brief, (1) from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Steinhardt, J.), dated May 17, 2005, as granted that branch of the motion of the defendants Robert Kaszovitz and Elaine Cohen which was for summary judg...
*727In an action, inter alia, for a judgment declaring that the defendants are not entitled to compensation arising from a brokerage agreement, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by its brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Doyle, J), dated February 16, 2006, as denied those branches of i...
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Kitzes, J.), dated March 24, 2005, as granted that branch of the motion of the de*728fendant Eric D. Mauss which was for summary judgment dismissing the co...
Appeal by the People from an order of the Special Term, Supreme Court, Kings County, dated January 6, 1960, sustaining relator’s application for a writ of habeas corpus and discharging him from custody and from further imprisonment or restraint under a judgment of the Court of General Sessions, New York County, rendere...
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, (1) the defendant Tri-Messine Construction Co. appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Kitzes, J.), dated June 6, 2005, which denied its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, all cross claims, and the third-party complaint insofar...
In an action to recover payment due under the terms of a *731mortgage note agreement and certain guarantees, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by its brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Dunne, J.), dated December 23, 2005, as granted that branch of the defendants’ motion which was for s...
In Action No. 3, to recover damages for injuries to person and property, defendant Blum appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated April 7, 1960, granting the motion of the plaintiffs Barberis for judgment against said defendant by default and placing the action on the Trial Calendar for inquest. ...
*732In an action for partition of certain real property, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Kelly, J.), dated April 3, 2006, which denied his motion, inter alia, in effect, to vacate an auction sale of the subject property. Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs. The Suprem...
*733In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Knipel, J.), dated September 19, 2005, as granted that branch of the motion of the defendants TPT Brooklyn Associates, LLC, and Great American Construct...
Appeal by the claimant from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board which denied her claim for benefits. The claimant had worked from 1943 through June, 1957 in New York City doing such office work as filing, switchboard, receptionist and bookkeeping. The claimant is married and shortly after she left her...
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the *735plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Dorsa, J.), entered June 30, 2006, which denied his motion, in effect, pursuant to CPLR 4404 (a) to set aside a jury verdict in favor of the defendants and for a new trial. Ordered that th...
Claimant appeals from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board which held that claimant had no causally related disability subsequent to July 12, 1954. Claimant had been employed as a presser for many years, and was also employed as a bricklayer on a seasonal basis. In the latter employment he sustained accidenta...
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hurkin-Torres, J.), dated March 20, 2006, which denied his motion for leave to renew and reargue his prior motion to restore the action to the trial calendar, which had been determined in an or...
Appeal by an employer and its insurance carrier from a decision and award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board predicated upon the finding that claimant sustained a compensable accident when he “ fainted and fell against a barrel injuring his head, bruising the left side of his head and causing him to suffer a subarachn...
In an action to recover a down payment, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Brandveen, J.), dated February 7, 2006, which granted the plaintiffs motion for summary judgment on the complaint. Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is denied, upon searc...
Appeal by the employer and its carrier from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board making an award for continuing causally related partial disability. The claimant was employed as a smelter of linotype lead for 21 years prior to August 6, 1954. He had first consulted a physician in January, 1953 when he was exp...
Appeal by the employer and its carrier from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board making an award of death benefits. The deceased employee worked as a warehouse foreman and it was not unusual for him to help load trucks. There is. evidence indicating that on the morning in question he loaded bundles weighing 6...
In two related actions, inter alia, to recover damages for breach of fiduciary duty, the defendants in action No. 1 appeal from an interlocutory judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Bellantoni, J.), dated April 26, 2005, which, inter alia, directed an accounting of the books and accounts of Bauco Construc...
Appeal from a decision and award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board for reduced earnings, appellants employer and carrier denying that claimant’s initial disability from the occupational disease of lead poisoning caused by his work as a painter continued to the period of the present award. Claimant’s attending physici...
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court of Cortland County under which he was resentenced to from 7½ to 15 years at Attica Prison. On September 10, 1956 the defendant was indicted on four counts of forgery in the second degree as a third offense with the indictment setting forth the two previous fel...
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for medical malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Lally, J.), dated March 10, 2005, which, upon a jury verdict in favor of the defendant Herbert S. Perry and against her on the issue of liability, and upon the denial of her m...
Appeal by the employer and its carrier from a decision and award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board. Claimant was employed as foreman of the employer’s machine room where greeting cards were finished. He had worked for the employer from 1940 until January 10, 1952. His job involved keeping the machines running and eac...
Appeal by the defendant from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Knipel, J.), dated May 3, 1999, which, after a hearing (Dowling, J.), designated him a level three sex offender pursuant to Correction Law article 6-C. Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements. Contrary to the defendant’...
Appeal from a dismissal of the complaint at the end of the plaintiff’s case on the ground of failure to establish a cause of action. The complaint alleged the defendants were negligent in repairing his automobile and breached a contract existing between them. The testimony adduced at the trial showed that plaintiff was...
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Montgomery County convicting defendant of attempted grand larceny, second degree. Appellant contends that the indictment is insufficient as failing to allege a “statement of the act constituting the crime” (Code Crim. Pro., § 275, subd. 2). The proof was that the crime was ...
Appeal by the defendant from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Marrero, J.), dated February 3, 2005, which, after a hearing, designated him a level three sex offender pursuant to Correction Law article 6-C. Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law and the facts, without costs or disbursements, and the ...
Appeal by employer and carrier from awards of disability compensation. Claimant was injured when a station wagon owned by the employer and which claimant was driving struck a utility pole. Appellants contend that the board erroneously found that the injuries arose out of and in the course of claimant’s employment, and ...
Appellants appeal from an award of compensation subsequent to June 27, 1955. There is no dispute as to the facts. Claimant, while working as superintendent of the employer’s apartment house, sustained an injury which was diagnosed as a herniated intervertebral disc and which required an operation. He was also employed ...
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Nastasi, J.), dated November 19, 2004, as, after a nonjury trial, in effect, awarded $0 in damages to the plaintiff Fernando Piedrahita for past and future lost earning...
Appeal from a decision and award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, appellants contesting only the finding of employment and asserting that claimant worked as an independent contractor in buying used and new cars from dealers for resale by the appellant partnership, an automobile dealer, alleged and found to have bee...
*742In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Johnson, J.), dated April 25, 2006, which denied her motion to vacate an order of the same court dated March 31, 2005, granting that branch of the defendant’s motion which was for summary j...
Appeal by the employer and its carrier from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board holding that the claimant was an employee of Worley Homes, Inc., appellant. The claimant is a carpenter. He entered into a written contract with Worley Homes, Inc., to purchase a home for $12,200. The down payment was to be 10% o...
Appeal from a decision and award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, appellants contesting (1) the finding of employee-employer relationship between claimant and appellant Reynolds Lumber Company (hereinafter referred to as Reynolds); and (2) the finding of accident arising out of and in the course of claimant’s emplo...
*743In a products liability action, inter alia, to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendant appeals from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Schulman, J.), dated January 3, 2006, as denied that branch of its motion which was for summary judgment dismissing the first and second cau...
The employer and carrier appeal from an award of $2,500 for serious facial disfigurement. The sole contention of appellants is that the accident did not arise out of and in the course of employment. Claimant and her husband were jointly hired as janitors of a 12-family-tenement house. They received as compensation a re...
Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board which established accident and causal relation in a heart case. The claimant, a janitor and custodian of the employer Board of Education, while operating a gasoline driven snow plow on November 30, 1955, suffered chest pains. He went to the school where a docto...
*744In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Cohalan, J.), dated October 6, 2005, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and denied his cross motion for summary judgment on the issue of li...
*745In an action, inter alia, for a judgment declaring that the plaintiff is entitled to remain in possession of the subject premises pending an agreement between the parties as to the amount to be paid to the plaintiff for its improvements to the premises and that the plaintiff is entitled to the actual cost of its im...
Appeal by one of two employers and its insurance carrier from a decision and award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board whereby appellant employer was held solely liable for claimant’s disability due to rupture of an intervertebral disc. Appellants concede liability for one half of the award. Claimant worked for respond...
Appeal from an order denying a motion for a writ of error coram nobis. The basis for the writ alleged that the indictment did not bear the signature of the foreman of the Grand Jury. Prom the record it appears that on the application for the writ the court assigned counsel to represent the petitioner and, after hearing...
*748In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant Pritchard Industries, Inc., appeals, as limited by its brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Jacobson, J), dated March 1, 2006, as denied its cross motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asser...
The plaintiff appeals from a nonsuit and dismissal of the complaint made at the close of his ease. The complaint of the plaintiff alleged that the defendants had a joint interest in the maintenance and operation of the filling station here involved and further alleged it was operated by them in a negligent and improper...
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for malicious prosecution, the defendant Comp USA, Inc., appeals, as limited by its brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Rockland County (Weiner, J.), dated March 30, 2006, as, in effect, denied those branches of their motion which were to dismiss the causes...
Appeal by the employer and its carrier from a decision and award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, The claimant was working *547as a carpenter on June 24, 1957 when a saw which he was using kicked back, making a 4%-inch laceration in his left thigh and causing him to fall backwards on his left hip and back. An opera...
Appeal by a self-insured employer from an award for reduced earnings. Claimant was employed by the employer as an outside and inside salesman of plumbing and heating supplies for about three months prior to his accident. He was paid a base weekly salary of $55 plus commissions. His average weekly earnings during this p...
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Pagones, J.), dated October 25, 2005, as granted the motion of the defendant Dutchess County Agricultural Society, Inc., for summary judgment dis...
Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction of burglary, third degree, alleged to have taken place in the Town of Hunter, County of Greene on or about the 2d day of April, 1957 upon certain premises owned by Edward C. Delafield. He was found not guilty of grand larceny, first degree. The facts concerning the crime ...
Appeal by an employer and its insurance carrier from a decision and award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board made on the basis of reduced earnings for continuing partial disability from March 15, 1955 due to a myocardial infarction sustained October 30, 1952, the carrier having paid awards for the period prior to Marc...
*754In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendants appeal from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Solomon, J.), dated July 14, 2005, as denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, and the plaintiffs cross-appeal, as limited by their brief, from so...
Appeal by the relator from an order of the Supreme Court, Clinton County, which dismissed a writ of habeas corpus. The relator was indicted in March, 1955 for violation of the Public Health Law with respect to narcotic drugs. During the course of his trial thereon in June, 1955 a mistrial was declared on the motion of ...
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for breach of contract, the defendants appeal from a judgment of the Supreme *756Court, Suffolk County (Baisley, J.), entered January 23, 2006, which, upon so much of a prior order of the same court dated June 9, 2004, as granted that branch of the plaintiffs motion which wa...
Appeal by the employer and its carrier from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board making an award of death benefits. The deceased employee was in' charge of the maintenance of the employer’s airplanes. In November, 1955 he discovered that one of the airplanes had developed corrosion on a wing and it was necess...
This appeal by the employer and carrier brings up for review a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board holding that the record supports a finding of “ accident and/or occupational disease ”. We have previously disapproved of such an alternative finding. (Matter of Conroy v. Rupert Fish Co., 8 A D 2d 553.) No clear...
In an action, inter alia, to enjoin the defendants from using or occupying a structure on their premises and to direct that the structure be demolished, the defendants appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order and judgment (one paper) of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, dated September 30, 2005, as ...
Appeal by two employers and carriers from an award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board assessed equally against them for reduced earnings. The sole contention of appellants is that the board erroneously excluded commissions from renewal premiums received by claimant, an insurance salesman, during the period of the awar...
Appeal from a judgment in a negligence ease in favor of plaintiff. Plaintiff was employed as a laborer for W. R. Ferguson and Company and while working on a construction job, for the purpose of holding the chute, climbed on defendant’s cement mixer which was mounted on an automobile cab truck. The driver of the truck k...
*761In an action to permanently enjoin alleged violations of the Code of the Village of Westhampton Beach, the defendants appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Henry, J.), dated March 15, 2005, as granted those branches of the plaintiffs motion which were for ...
Appeal by an employer and its insurance carrier from a decision and award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board for disability resulting from a myocardial infarction found to have been precipitated by the emotional stress of “ heated arguments ” between claimant, a proofreader, and his foreman, their dispute relating to ...
*763In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for injurious falsehood, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Blydenburgh, J.), dated July 6, 2006, which denied her motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and...
The sole question on this appeal is whether the refusal of the claimant to submit to was unreasonable. The claimant suffered an umbilical hernia *556on March 10, 1952. On October 3, 1955 while working for the appellant as a cleaning woman she sustained a further aggravation of the original hernia. At that time she was ...
Appeal by employer and carrier from an award of death benefits in a heart case. Appellants contend that there is no substantial evidence to support the award. Decedent was employed as a caretaker in an office building in which he and his wife occupied an apartment on the second floor. On April 19, 1958, decedent polish...
*764In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the plaintiff appeals (1) from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Donovan, J.), dated February 23, 2005, which, inter alia, granted the defendant’s motion to confirm the report of a referee dated September 28, 2004, made after a hearing, and (2), as l...
Appeal by self-insured employer from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board discharging the Special Fund under section 25-a from liability and holding it liable for the award. The claimant was employed as a millwright helper when on June 23, 1947 he fell fracturing his skull, his right scapula and several ribs....
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from (1) a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Nelson, J.), entered November 3, 2005, which, upon a jury verdict on the issue of liability, is in favor of the defendants and against her, in effect, dismissing the complai...
Appeal by an employer and carrier from an award of death benefits made by the Workmen’s Compensation Board. Appellants raise the issues of accident and causal relationship. Decedent was a meat cutter who worked from 9:00 A.m. to 9:00 p.m. cutting meat for self-service counters. Ordinarily his work consisted of reducing...
*767In a support proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 4, the father appeals from an order of commitment of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Spinner, J.), dated December 19, 2005, which committed him to the custody of the Suffolk County Correctional Facility for a term of six months, unless he purged himself...
Appeal from decision of Workmen’s Compensation Board that determined work stoppage of the claimant was solely associated with the accident of November 24, 1952 and discharged the Special Fund for Reopened Cases. Claimant first suffered from dermatitis in 1946 while working for McCall Corporation when she was exposed to...
Appeal by the self-insured employer from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board denying its claim for reimbursement from the Special Disability Fund under subdivision 8 of section 15. The claimant became disabled on April 18, 1955 as the result of an asthmatic condition developed from his employment. He had wor...
In two related proceedings pursuant to Social Services Law § 384-b to terminate the mother’s parental rights on the ground of mental illness, the mother appeals from two orders of fact-finding and disposition (one as to each child) of the Family Court, Kings County (Elkins, J.), both dated September 27, 2005, which, af...
Appeal from an order denying application for a writ of habeas corpus. On October 18, 1949, while represented by counsel, the defendant pled guilty to robbery, third degree, and was sentenced as a second offender to Sing Sing *561Prison for a term of 19-20 years. Prior to the sentence, he was charged by information with...
Appeal by the employer and carrier from an award of disability compensation based upon a finding of occupational disease, i.e., tuberculosis. There is substantial evidence that claimant sustained an occupational disease arising out of and in the course of her employment with causally related disability. The real conten...
In related custody proceedings pursuant to Family Court Act article 6, the father appeals from an order of the Family Court, Richmond County (Porzio, J.), dated October 17, 2005, which, after a hearing, inter alia, denied his petition, in effect, for custody, or alternatively, unsupervised visitation, awarded custody o...
Appeal by Special Fund for Reopened Cases from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board which held that payments made by the carrier, for permanent partial disability during the period July 25, 1952-January 3, 1955, when claimant was actually employed at full wages, did not constitute payment of com*563pensation ...
Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review a determination of Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District dated March 23, 2004, which adopted the recommendation of a hearing officer, made after a hearing, finding that the petitioner committed misconduct, and terminated the petitioner’s employment. *771Adjudged t...
Appeal from orders of the Supreme Court, Clinton County, denying a motion for permission to file an amended notice of claim and denying a motion for reargument. The appellant Bertha Ayotte is alleged to have sustained injuries in a fall on a stairway in a building owned by the respondent Board of Education on June 28, ...
Appeal by the relator from an order of the Clinton County Court which dismissed a writ of habeas corpus. The relator was indicted for the crimes of assault, second degree, abduction and rape, first degree, tried, convicted of all three and sentenced respectively on those counts on June 24, 1946 to 5 to 10 years, 10 to ...
Appellants appeal from award which assessed 50% liability against the employer and carrier, it being their contention the record fails to substantiate that claimant sustained a second accident on their premises on October 8, 1957. The claimant was president of both the appellant and respondent corporation employers and...
Appeal 'by the employer Benjamin Di Corrado, doing business as Di Corrado Construction Co. and its carrier from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board. The sole issue involved in this appeal is who was the claimant’s employer at the time of the accident. Although the issue is clear we are presented with a rathe...
In a proceeding, inter alia, pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review a determination of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of North Salem dated April 14, 2005, which granted the application of the respondents John Pezzillo and Michele Pezzillo for area variances, the petitioners appeal from a judgment of the Supreme...
Appeals by plaintiffs from judgments of the Supreme Court, Fulton County, entered upon verdicts for plaintiffs (for $1,500 in the case of Arthur Brooker and for $200 in the case of Gerald Brooker, Jr.) in personal injury negligence actions, and from orders denying motions to set aside said verdicts as inadequate. *566P...
*774Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review a determination of the respondents, dated May 2, 2005, which, after a hearing, terminated the petitioner’s employment. Adjudged that the determination is confirmed, the petition is denied, and the proceeding is dismissed on the merits, with costs. The petitioner, Ann...
Appeal by Ruberoid and its carrier from decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board which found them partly liable for compensation payments to claimant. The claimant sustained injuries to his back on July 21, 1953 and March 30, 1954 while working for A. O. Smith Corp., respondent herein. Subsequently, while working f...
In a proceeding pursuant to General Municipal Law § 50-e, inter alia, for leave to serve a late notice of claim, Nassau *776County Health Care Corporation, Nassau University Medical Center, Elsie Santana-Fox, Dr. White, and Maiquel Carrasco appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Cour...
Appeal by an insurance carrier from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board which imposed an award upon respondent employer Office Temporaries and relieved respondent Oxford Paper Company. Respondent Office Temporaries argues in support of the decision which its carrier contests. Office Temporaries is in the bus...
In a proceeding pursuant to Election Law article 16, inter alia, to compel the respondents to provide the petitioners with copies of all absentee ballot applications in advance of the special election to be held on February 6, 2007, for the public office of Member of the New York State Senate from the 7th Senatorial Di...
Appeal from decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board which found claimant to be widow of deceased employee. The marriage between the claimant and decedent took place in 1952 and the parties lived together until January, 1958, when the claimant separated from her husband because he would get drunk almost every weeke...
In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to confirm an arbitration award which, inter alia, directed the respondent, Lawrence Public Schools, to cease and desist from violating a provision of a stipulation between the parties dated May 23, 2002, which required the respondent to designate members of the petitioner’s ...
Appeal from an order of the County Court of Clinton County which sustained a writ of habeas corpus “ to the extent that ” relator was directed to be remanded for resentence for the felony to which he pleaded guilty on May 14, 1941 and for which he was resentenced as a third felony offender; the order reciting as *569th...
Appeal from an order denying an application for a writ of habeas corpus. The relator sought to be resentenced as a first offender contending that at the time of his sentence in 1934 the court failed to comply with section 480 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in not asking him if there was any legal cause why sentence ...
In a proceeding pursuant to SCPA 2110 to fix an attorney’s fee, Robert J. Piterniak appeals from a decree and judgment (one paper) of the Surrogate’s Court, Suffolk County (Czygier, S.), dated September 9, 2005, which, upon, inter alia, fixing the petitioner’s attorney’s fee in the sum of $97,810 and its disbursements ...
Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board which found accident and causal relation in a heart case. On April 15, 1958 claimant went to work and early in the morning while climbing a ladder, slipped, falling to the floor and was struck in the chest “ pretty hard ” by the ladder and immediately thereafte...