Legal Opinion
In re Douglas
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 14, 1969PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSamuel A. Spiegel, J.
This is an application for a change of name pursuant to section 60 et seq. of the Civil Rights Law.
Petitioner is an American-born citizen, 44 years of age. He was born in Los Angeles County, California, under the name of Bussell Douglas La Yake, Jr. By order of the Superior Court of the State of California dated January 23, 1940, he was given the name of Bussell Burleigh Douglas, Jr.
In 1965 petitioner, then a resident of New York City, came into contact with the teachings of Sri Aurobindo, the renowned *1058spiritual and philosophical leader, who lived between 1872 and 1950. Sri Aurobindo was a…
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