Legal Opinion
Davis v. Perales
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 6, 1987PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Joseph S. Levine, J.
The efforts of the city and State to feed the hungry and to shelter the homeless have been the subject of much controversy. This case challenges the sufficiency of those efforts and whether or not the governmental authorities are meeting their constitutional and statutory obligations to provide for the indigent.
The petitioner and petitioner-intervenor are recipients of public assistance. The respondents are those public officials charged with the duty of implementing and administering the statutes and regulations which govern the right of a person to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mennonite Board of Missions v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Blum v. BaconSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Tucker v. ToiaNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Rivera v. TrimarcoNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Allen v. BlumNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Henrietta D. v. GiulianiDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2000
- New York City Coalition to End Lead Poisoning v. GiulianiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Davis v. PeralesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Pastore v. SabolNew York Supreme Court · 1994