New York Court of Appeals, 1979

MATTER OF O'GARRO v. New York State Dep't of Mental Hygiene

MATTER OF O'GARRO v. New York State Dep't of Mental Hygiene
New York Court of Appeals · Decided February 6, 1979
46 N.Y.2d 853; 387 N.E.2d 226; 414 N.Y.S.2d 515; 1979 N.Y. LEXIS 1815
MATTER OF O'GARRO v. New York State Dep't of Mental Hygiene

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Opinion

*855 OPINION OF THE COURT

Order reversed, with costs, for the reasons stated in the dissenting memorandum by Presiding Justice Francis T. Murphy, Jr., at the Appellate Division (60 AD2d 546-547), and the matter converted to a plenary action and remitted to Supreme Court, Bronx County, for further proceedings (CPLR 103, subd [c]).

Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler and Fuchsberg.

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