DESSNER v. MELTON


102 Misc.2d 276 (1979)

Gerald Dessner, as President of New York Chapter, National Association of Patients of Hemodialysis and Transplantation, et al., Plaintiffs, v. James P. Melton, as Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of the State of New York, Defendant.

Supreme Court, Special Term, New York County.

October 18, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Kurtz, Jean Murphy and Louis Lictman for plaintiffs. Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Steven Schlesinger of counsel), for defendant.


IRVING SMITH, J.

Motion for summary judgment in plaintiffs' favor is granted.

This is an action for declaratory and injunctive relief to obtain compliance by the defendant, Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles, with the statutory requirement that space be provided directly on New York State drivers' licenses for the donation of anatomical gifts. Plaintiffs include an organization of kidney disease patients and others interested in...

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