Legal Opinion

Mullen v. Axelrod

New York Court of Appeals

Decided December 19, 1989PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*582OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Judge Wachtler.

The petitioner in this article 78 proceeding is Mary Grace Mullen, executrix of the estate of her father, Leo J. Mullen, who died on January 10, 1989. It is Mr. Mullen’s care during the final years of his life that is at issue in this appeal. In January 1985, Mr. Mullen entered the Mary Manning Walsh Home in New York City. Petitioner alleges that less than a year later, he was near death as a result of the abuse, mistreatment and neglect that he suffered there. According to petitioner, Mr. Mullen sustained an ankle injury in an altercation with an…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Klostermann v. CuomoNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. Gaynor v. RockefellerNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
  3. Gimprich v. Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
  4. People Ex Rel. Hammond v. . LeonardNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
  5. People v. Bunge Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1969

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Brusco v. BraunNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  2. Boung Jae Jang v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  3. Card v. SiragusaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  4. Spano v. WingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  5. Frooks v. AdamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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