Legal Opinion
In re Cicero
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 5, 1979PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Martin B. Stecher, J.
By order to show cause dated August 28, 1979, the petitioner, chief executive officer of Misericordia Hospital, petitioned to be appointed guardian of the infant girl born to Lena Vataj on August 20, 1979, for "the sole purpose of *700consenting to repair of Meningomyelocele,” a spinal disorder with which the infant was born.
According to the Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics ([10th ed], p 1412 et seq.), spina bifida with meningomyelocele "is a midline defect of skin, vertebral arches and neural tube, usually in the lumbosacral region * * * [It] is evident at…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Parham v. J. R.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In re Faridah W.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- In re A.C.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Marzen v. United States Department of Health & Human ServicesDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1986
- In re Christine M.New York City Family Court · 1992
- In Re ACDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987