STEINBRECHER v. WAPNICK


24 N.Y.2d 354 (1969)

Abraham Steinbrecher, Doing Business as Good Friend Auto Sales, Respondent, v. Harold Wapnick, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 10, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold Wapnick, appellant in person.

Michael L. Carlin for respondent.

Judges BURKE, BERGAN and KEATING concur with Chief Judge FULD; Judge BREITEL dissents and votes to affirm in an opinion in which Judges SCILEPPI and JASEN concur.


Chief Judge FULD.

The plaintiff, a used car dealer, brought the present civil action, alleging that the defendant Wapnick, in concert with several others, had fraudulently sold him 17 stolen automobiles. When Wapnick was examined before trial, he refused to answer questions concerning his participation in the sale of the stolen vehicles on the ground that the answers would tend to incriminate him. The primary...

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