Legal Opinion
Summers v. Wyman
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 27, 1970PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBertram Harnett, J.
Petitioner Summers, a recipient of public assistance with six dependent children, has instituted this proceeding pursuant to article 78 of the CPLB, on her own behalf and as a class action on behalf of all other similarly situated, to compel respondent Nassau County Commissioner of Social Services Barbaro (County) and respondent New York State Commissioner of Social Services Wyman (State) to withhold from her monthly assistance grant sufficient funds to pay her Long Island Lighting Company utility bills.
Mrs. Summers claims, and it is undisputed, that before July 1, 1969, because of her…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Rosado v. WymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Brenner v. Title Guarantee & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Society Milion Athena, Inc. v. National Bank of GreeceNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Young v. ShuartNew York Supreme Court · 1971
- Dennis v. Long Island Lighting Co.New York Supreme Court · 1974
- Murphy v. WymanNew York Supreme Court · 1972
- Vincent Petrosino Seafood Corp. v. Consolidated Edison Co.New York Supreme Court · 1978
- Burroughs v. Nassau County Department of Social ServicesNew York Supreme Court · 1971
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