Alliance of American Insurers v. Chu , 74 N.Y.2d 647 ( 1989 )

Appeals transferred, without costs, by the Court of Appeals sua sponte, to the Appellate Division, Third Department, upon the ground that direct appeals do not lie when questions other than the constitutional validity of a statutory provision are involved (NY Const, art VI, § 3 [b] [2]; § 5 [b]; CPLR 5601 [b] [2]).