Legal Opinion
State v. Perricone
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 4, 1962PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Schettino, J.
The Perricones, who are Jehovah’s Witnesses, appeal from an order (a) finding them guilty of neglect of their infant son, John, in refusing to grant permission for necessary blood transfusions; (b) appointing Thomas J. Finn, Superintendent of the Berthold S. Poliak Hospital for Chest Diseases, Jersey City, as guardian of the infant and authorizing Mr. Finn to execute the necessary consent for a blood transfusion; and (c) awarding custody and care of the infant to Mr. Finn' until further order of the court. While the appeal was pending in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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- Reynolds v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
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3Cited by79 opinions
- Superintendent of Belchertown State School v. SaikewiczMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Matter of ConroySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1985
- In Re the Guardianship of J.C.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1992
- In Re GradySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- Custody of a MinorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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