Legal Opinion

In re Jessup

New York Family Court

Decided December 26, 1975PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFelice K. Shea, J.

In this proceeding pursuant to section 232 of the Family Court Act, petitioner seeks an order directing the City of New York to pay school tuition costs for her emotionally handicapped son. Notice was served upon the Attorney-General and the Commissioner of Education of the State of New York, neither of whom has appeared.

The petition alleges that Milton, age 13, is a physically handicapped child as defined in section 232 of the Family Court Act in that he suffers from "Overanxious reaction of childhood, severe, with borderline features.” A certificate in support of the petition, signed by a…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Goss v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Battalla v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
  5. Ferrara v. GalluchioNew York Court of Appeals · 1958

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Lora v. Board of Ed. of City of New YorkDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1978
  2. In re StevensonNew York City Family Court · 1976
  3. People v. HepburnUtica City Court · 1999

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