Legal Opinion
In re the Appointment of a Conservator of the Property of O'Brien
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 7, 1986PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Edward J. Greenfield, J.
In dealing with a life-threatening situation or with a seri*1077ously disabled patient, a court may sometimes be called upon to make the difficult decision between the fiercely competing claims for survival and prolongation of life on the one hand and the minimizing of the suffering and agonies of the patient on the other. This case poses such a choice for the court.
Monsignor Thomas O’Brien is now 83 years of age. For many years he served his church and his God as pastor at St. Paul’s in Harlem, St. Anastasia’s in The Bronx and St. Malachy’s (the Actor’s…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Eichner v. DillonNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- In re EichnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- In re EichnerNew York Supreme Court · 1979
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Cruzan Ex Rel. Cruzan v. HarmonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1988