RUFINO v. UNITED STATES


69 N.Y.2d 310 (1987)

Anna Rufino, as Guardian ad Litem of Neil Rufino, et al., Plaintiffs, v. United States of America, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 24, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Kramer for plaintiffs.

Rudolph Giuliani, United States Attorney (Steven Dvorkim of counsel), for defendant.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur in Per Curiam opinion.


Per Curiam.

In an exercise of this court's discretion under section 500.17 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.17), we decline to accept the two questions* certified to us by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

We fully appreciate the value of the certification process, in saving "time, energy, and resources...

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