MATTER OF POMEROY v. WHALEN


44 N.Y.2d 992 (1978)

In the Matter of Ethel R. Pomeroy, Respondent, v. Robert P. Whalen, as Commissioner of Health, et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 6, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Francis J. Keehan, Ruth Kessler Toch, Stanley Fishman and Peter G. Crary of counsel), for appellants.

No appearance for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur in Per Curiam opinion.


Per Curiam.

The petitioner purchased a 250-acre tract of contiguous lands in 1956 under a single deed. Two years later, having decided to develop a portion of this tract, the landowner followed the requirements set forth in section 1116 of the Public Health Law by applying to the Department of Health for approval of sanitary facilities and water systems contemplated for the first 16-lot section of a residential subdivision...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

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.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases