Claim of Ferry v. Boniface

Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered March 12, 1973 in Tompkins County, which denied a motion by appellant, State Commissioner of Social Services, to dismiss the petition as to him. The 'Tompkins County Department of Social Services (hereinafter referred to as “the County”), denied petitioner’s application for additional assistance and, following a fair hearing, the Commissioner of Social Services of the State of New York affirmed such denial on October 21, 1971. Within four months thereafter, petitioner commenced the present proceeding against…