Legal Opinion
Drayton v. Baron
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 23, 1967PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
William R. Brennan, Jr., J.
This proceeding seeks a judgment requiring the Board of Education of Union Free School District No. 15, its Superintendent of Schools and the Principal of School No. 2 “to forthwith admit Johnnie May Drayton [a seven year old] to attendance at a school maintained in U.F.S.D. #15, and to provide her with the education required by the Education Law. ’ ’
The petitioner, a resident of Inwood and of the district, asserts that she is the aunt of the child who resided with her mother in South Carolina until October 1, 1966; that since then the child has resided with the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Matter of Coombs v. EdwardsNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Matter of Pruzan v. ValentineNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Horowitz v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1926
3Cited by4 opinions
- In re ProiosNew York Surrogate's Court · 1981
- In re the Guardianship of MoncrieffeNew York Surrogate's Court · 1983
- Stillman v. School District & Board of Education of Rockville CentreNew York Supreme Court · 1969
- Delgado v. Freeport Public School DistrictNew York Supreme Court · 1986