ISSUE
The issue presented is whether the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) and the Long Island Railroad (LIRR), as a subsidiary of the MTA, are State "agencies" or "political subdivisions" of the State under CPLR 5519 (subd [a], par 1) thus entitling them to an automatic stay upon the service of a notice of appeal.
FACTS
Defendants filed a notice of appeal from a judgment in a negligence action in favor...
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