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Roth v. State

289 N.Y. 726 Court N.Y. Decision date 1942-12-03 Docket Claim No. 25302; Claim No. 25303 English

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p. 726
Joseph Roth, as Administrator of the Estate of Jean Roth, Deceased, Respondent, v. State of New York, Appellant. John J. Murphy et al., as Administrators of the Estate of Mary E. Murphy, Deceased, Respondents, v. State of New York, Appellant.
(Claim No. 25302.)
(Claim No. 25303.)
Argued October 21, 1942;
decided December 3, 1942.
p. 727
John J. Bennett, Jr., Attorney-General (James H. Glavin, Jr., of counsel), for appellant.
M. Francis Malone and Leo O. Coupe for respondents.

Judgments affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: Loughran, Finch, Rippey, Conway and Desmond, JJ. Lehman, Ch. J., and Lewis, J., dissent on the ground there was no proof of breach of duty by the State.