Legal Opinion

Michael P. v. Diana G.

New York Court of Appeals

Decided May 10, 1990PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Motion for leave to appeal denied. Motion for a stay dis*1004missed as academic. The Court of Appeals restates the rule that denial of a motion for leave to appeal is not equivalent to an affirmance and has no precedential value (see, e.g., Matter of Marchant v Mead-Morrison Mfg. Co., 252 NY 284, 297-298 [Cardozo, Ch. J.]; New York Pub. Interest Research Group v Governor’s Advisory Commn., 71 NY2d 964).

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Marchant v. Mead-Morrison Manufacturing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1929
  2. New York Pub. Interest Research Group, Inc. v. Governor's Advisory Comm'n to Make Findings & Recommendations About Problems Relating to Liab. Ins.New York Court of Appeals · 1988

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Estate of Berwick v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1990