No opinion lends itself more readily to quotations out of context than Matter of Bistany (239 N.Y. 19), a leading case on abandonment in adoption proceedings. The ingredients are present: apparently appropriate language, an opinion written for the Court of Appeals by Judge CARDOZO, and an understandable misconception of the powers of the Court of Appeals as they existed in 1924, the...
Let's get started
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
- Updated daily.
- Uncompromising quality.
- Complete, Accurate, Current.