Legal Opinion
Brent v. Hoch
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 8, 1960PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMario Pittoni, J.
The petitioners have brought this proceeding under article 78 of the Civil Practice Act for a review of the action of the State Commissioner of Mental Hygiene in acquiring approximately 500 acres of land as a site for a school for retarded children, pursuant to subdivision 1 of section 46 of the Mental Hygiene Law, and to annul his determination. The Commissioner moves to dismiss the petition for failure to state facts sufficient to entitle the petitioners to any of the relief prayed for therein.
There are three groups of petitioners: Albert Brent, as chairman of the Citizens Planning Council…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Rodgers v. Village of TarrytownNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
- Bragg v. WeaverSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Matter of Wulfsohn v. BurdenNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- North Laramie Land Co. v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Shepard v. Village of SkaneatelesNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Luther Knight v. State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Zubli v. Community Mainstreaming Associates, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1979
- Brent v. HochAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1961
- Goldin v. Town of HempsteadNew York Supreme Court · 1970
- In re City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1969
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