Case Name: William Tangney, Appellant, v. City of New York, Respondent; City of New York, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. et al., Third-Party Defendants; Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., Fourth-Party Plaintiff, v. Sicilian Asphalt Paving Co., Fourth-Party Defendant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1974-02-20
Citations: 34 N.Y.2d 525
Docket Number: 
Parties: William Tangney, Appellant, v. City of New York, Respondent. City of New York, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. et al., Third-Party Defendants. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., Fourth-Party Plaintiff, v. Sicilian Asphalt Paving Co., Fourth-Party Defendant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 34
Pages: 525–526

Head Matter:
William Tangney, Appellant, v. City of New York, Respondent. City of New York, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. et al., Third-Party Defendants. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., Fourth-Party Plaintiff, v. Sicilian Asphalt Paving Co., Fourth-Party Defendant.
Argued January 16, 1974;
decided February 20, 1974.
Benjamin H. Siff, Herman D. Brand and Thomas R. Newman for appellant.
Norman Redlich, Corporation Counsel (Beatrice Rothman and Stanley Buchsbaum of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, without costs, in the following memorandum: Our affirmance should not be construed as an approval of the abrupt curtailment of examination by plaintiff's counsel and his proffers of proof.
Concur: Chief Judge Breitel and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Rabin and Stevens.