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KORNBLUT v. CHEVRON OIL CO.

48 N.Y.2d 853 (1979)

Ethel Kornblut, Individually and as Administratrix of The Estate of Fred Kornblut, Deceased, and as Parent and Natural Guardian of Belinda J. Kornblut and Another, Infants, Appellant, v. Chevron Oil Company et al., Respondents, et al., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 27, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack S. Dweck, Harvey I. Sladkus and Edwin McMahon Singer for appellant.

Joseph D. Ahearn, George S. Pickwick and Michael Majewski for Lawrence Ettinger, Inc., respondent.

John F. Morrison and Jeffrey Silberfeld for Chevron Oil Company, respondent.

Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and MEYER. Judge FUCHSBERG dissents and votes to reverse in the following opinion.

Order affirmed, with costs, for reasons stated in the opinion by Mr. Justice JAMES D. HOPKINS at the Appellate Division (62 A.D.2d 831).

FUCHSBERG, J. (dissenting).

The heart of the issue on this appeal is whether, under the circumstances, the obligations undertaken by respondents Chevron and Ettinger pursuant to Chevron's...

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