Case Name: Thomas I. Fitzgerald, Public Administrator of the County of New York, as Administrator of the Estate of Carl P. Blume, Deceased, Appellant, v. American Trading and Production Corp., Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1979-11-27
Citations: 48 N.Y.2d 843
Docket Number: 
Parties: Thomas I. Fitzgerald, Public Administrator of the County of New York, as Administrator of the Estate of Carl P. Blume, Deceased, Appellant, v American Trading and Production Corp., Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 48
Pages: 843–848

Head Matter:
Thomas I. Fitzgerald, Public Administrator of the County of New York, as Administrator of the Estate of Carl P. Blume, Deceased, Appellant, v American Trading and Production Corp., Respondent.
Argued October 9, 1979;
decided November 27, 1979
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Robert Markewich and Kenneth Heller for appellant.
Joseph M. Costello and Frederick N. Gaffney for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Order affirmed, with costs, for reasons stated in the memorandum at the Appellate Division (62 AD2d 951).
Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabkielli, Jones, Wachtler and Meyer. Judge Fuchsberg dissents and votes to reverse in the following opinion.