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54 N.Y.2d 820 (1981)

In the Matter of Bonnie Michelle W., a Person Alleged to be a Runaway, Respondent. Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided September 24, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen G. Schwartz, Corporation Counsel (Fay Leoussis and Carolyn E. Demarest of counsel), for appellant.

Janet R. Fink, Carol Sherman and Elizabeth Johanns for respondent.

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

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs.

Once the Pennsylvania court refused to issue a requisition for return of the respondent, the Interstate Compact on Juveniles no longer provided the Family Court with a predicate for jurisdiction over her. With the Interstate Compact rendered inapplicable, appellant cannot argue that the law of Pennsylvania defines the age of majority...

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