MATTER OF LEVINE v. WHALEN


39 N.Y.2d 510 (1976)

In the Matter of Gerald Levine, Doing Business as Westmere Convalescent Home, Respondent, v. Robert P. Whalen, as Commissioner of Health, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 11, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (John M. Dufur, Ruth Kessler Toch and Douglas S. Dales of counsel), for appellant.

Richard C. Johnson and F. Walter Bliss for respondent.

Cornelius D. Murray for New York State Health Facilities Association, Inc., amicus curiae.

Charles J. Hynes, Deputy Attorney-General (T. James Bryan and Hillel Hoffman of counsel), amicus curiae.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and FUCHSBERG concur.


COOKE, J.

The State Commissioner of Health appeals from a judgment of the Appellate Division which annulled his determination revoking respondent's hospital operating certificate, declared section 2800 of the Public Health Law unconstitutional and remitted the matter for further proceedings.

Respondent, the operator of the Westmere Convalescent Home at Guilderland in Albany County, was charged on May...

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