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Clemente v. Fahey

45 N.Y.2d 756 Court N.Y. Decision date 1978-07-13 English

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In the Matter of Pamela Clemente, Appellant, v John J. Fahey, as Commissioner of the Albany County Department of Social Services, Respondent, and Stephen Berger, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, Appellant.
Argued June 5, 1978;
decided July 13, 1978
p. 757
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Joel F. Spitzer for Pamela Clemente, appellant.
Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Lew A. Millenbach and Jean M. Coon of counsel), for Stephen Berger, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, appellant.
Stanley G. Walker, Jr., Robert Lyman and Philip R. Murray for respondent.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Order reversed, with costs payable to appellant-petitioner by respondent Commissioner of the Albany County Department of Social Services, and the judgment of Supreme Court, Albany County, reinstated (Matter of Beaudoin v Toia (Jorczak), 45 NY2d 343 , decided herewith).

Concur: Chief Judge Breitel and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Cooke.

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