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HARRIS v. HIRSH

86 N.Y.2d 207 (1995)

654 N.E.2d 975

630 N.Y.S.2d 701

Joan V. Harris, Appellant, v. Paul Hirsh, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 5, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Graham, Campaign & McCarthy, P. C., New York City (Daniel F. McCarthy, Daniel A. McCarthy, Laurence Gold, Mark D. Schneider and Mitchell M. Kraus of counsel), for appellant.

Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn L. L. P., New York City (Charles S. Sims and Jeffrey M. Lubell of counsel), Richard K. Bernard and C. Sue Barnett for respondent.

Judges SIMONS, TITONE, BELLACOSA, SMITH, LEVINE and CIPARICK concur in Per Curiam opinion; Chief Judge KAYE taking no part.

Per Curiam.

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