Bennett v. Jeffreys

Decided September 21, 1976. Jacob D. Fuchsberg wrote the opinion for the court.

40 N.Y.2d 543 · Cited 1,182 times

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• In re Spence-Chapin Adoption Service v. Polk · 29 N.Y.2d 196
• Matter of Anonymous (St. Christopher's) · 40 N.Y.2d 96
• People ex rel. Kropp v. Shepsky · 305 N.Y. 465
• In re Orlando F. · 40 N.Y.2d 103
• People ex rel. Scarpetta v. Spence-Chapin Adoption Service · 28 N.Y.2d 185
• In re Ray A. M. · 37 N.Y.2d 619
• People ex rel. Anonymous v. Anonymous · 10 N.Y.2d 332
• Pierce v. Society of Sisters · 268 U.S. 510
• Ebert v. Ebert · 38 N.Y.2d 700
• People ex rel. Portnoy v. Strasser · 303 N.Y. 539
• Lo Presti v. Lo Presti · 40 N.Y.2d 522
• Lang v. Lang · 9 A.D.2d 401
• In re Jewish Child Care Ass'n · 5 N.Y.2d 222

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