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Matter of Anonymous

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 25, 1982
55 N.Y.2d 1021 (N.Y. 1982)

Opinion

Argued February 8, 1982

Decided February 25, 1982

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, THOMAS J. HUGHES, J.

Michael Ambrosio, Clifford S. Karr and Ronald N. Gottlieb for appellant.

Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr., Corporation Counsel ( Stephen J. McGrath and Leonard Koerner of counsel), for respondent.

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General ( Thomas P. Dorsey and Shirley Adelson Siegel of counsel), in his statutory capacity pursuant to section 71 of the Executive Law.


Order affirmed, without costs. The Appellate Division did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the appeal to that court for mootness.

Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER.


Summaries of

Matter of Anonymous

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 25, 1982
55 N.Y.2d 1021 (N.Y. 1982)
Case details for

Matter of Anonymous

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of ANONYMOUS, an Alleged Mentally Ill Person, Appellant…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Feb 25, 1982

Citations

55 N.Y.2d 1021 (N.Y. 1982)
449 N.Y.S.2d 482
434 N.E.2d 718

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