1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. N.Y.2d
  4. 53 N.Y.2d
  5. 53 N.Y.2d 929 (1981)
 

MATTER OF SHANNON v. INTRONE

53 N.Y.2d 929 (1981)

In the Matter of Michael G. Shannon et al., Appellants, and Dongan Hills United Civic Association, Intervenor-Petitioner, v. James E. Introne, as Acting Commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 14, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael G. Shannon, appellant pro se, and for Karen S. Shannon, appellant.

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Robert Schonfeld of counsel), for respondents.

Elias R. Marino for intervenor-petitioner.

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

On summary consideration, order affirmed, with costs. The Legislature clearly and unambiguously limited the application of section 41.34 of the Mental Hygiene Law to community residential facilities for "four to fourteen mentally disabled persons." Inasmuch as the facility proposed in this case will contain only three persons, it does not fall within the scope of section 41.34. We have examined petitioners' other contentions and find them to be...

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