Legal Opinion
County of Niagara v. Shaffer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 3, 1994PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtYesawich Jr., J.
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Spain, J.), entered December 8, 1992 in Albany County, which, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, granted respondents’ motion to dismiss the petition.
Petitioners, the County of Niagara and the chair of the County’s Legislature, brought this CPLR article 78 proceeding seeking, inter alia, a declaration that the Department of Social Services exceeded its jurisdiction when it refused to approve Local Laws, 1992, No. 1 of the County of Niagara. That law provides that no person applying for aid to dependent children, Medicaid or home relief…
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