Legal Opinion
Hagan v. Nixon
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 18, 1985PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kane, J. P.
On November 21, 1984, Catherine M. Hagan was appointed committee of the person and property of Thomas David Deane, her 24-year-old grandson who is developmentally and psychiatrically disabled. Hagan lives in the Village of Catskill, Greene County, where she raised Deane from his birth on February 18, 1960 to age 18. At that time, due to Hagan’s advanced age and inability to control Deane, he was placed in a group home in Dutchess County, not far from Hagan’s residence. For the next six years, Deane resided in facilities operated under the auspices of both the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Klostermann v. CuomoNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Matter of Bezio v. New York State Office of Mental Retardation & Developmental DisabilitiesNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
3Cited by1 opinion
- People ex rel. Michael L. v. NixonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999