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MATTER OF BOYLE v. TOFANY

36 N.Y.2d 1012 (1975)

In the Matter of John J. Boyle, Respondent, v. Vincent L. Tofany, as Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 24, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Philip J. Fitzgerald and Jean M. Coon of counsel), for appellant.

M. Andrew Dwyer and Joseph B. Rafter for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and FUCHSBERG concur; Judge COOKE taking no part.

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed and the determination of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles reinstated for the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion of Mr. Justice MICHAEL E. SWEENEY, with the following additional comment.

Owing to the nature of this one-vehicle accident, known to the investigating police officer, petitioner's admission to him that he had been drinking earlier...

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