Barnaby v. Rice — 53 N.Y.2d 720

Majority

p. 720

Robert Barnaby, as Administrator of the Estate of Karen E. Barnaby, Deceased, Appellant, v Clifford Rice et al., Respondents.

Argued February 20, 1981;

decided April 2, 1981

p. 721

APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL

Lois McS. Webb and J. Byron O’Connell for appellant.

John L. Bell for respondents.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Order affirmed, with costs, for reasons stated in the opinion by former Justice Louis M. Greenblott at the Appellate Division ( 75 AD2d 179 ).

Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer.