Legal Opinion

In re Feeney

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 24, 2013Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Yates County (W *1549Patrick Falvey, A.J.), entered May 2, 2013. The order denied the petition seeking an order authorizing the insertion of a feeding tube under general anesthesia for Joseph E

It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously reversed on the facts without costs and the petition is granted to the extent of authorizing the insertion of a feeding tube.

Memorandum: Joseph E is a 55-year-old developmentally disabled man with the functional capacity of a four- to six-month old child. He suffers from profound mental retardation,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. In re Westchester County Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. In re M.B. Mental Hygiene Legal ServiceNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
  3. In re City of Syracuse Industrial Development AgencyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. Myers v. MarkeyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  5. Hall v. BarnesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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