Rivers v. Katz

Decided June 10, 1986. Fritz Winfred Alexander II wrote the opinion for the court.

67 N.Y.2d 485 · Cited 240 times

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• Davis v. Hubbard · 506 F. Supp. 915
• In re the Mental Health of K. K. B. · 609 P.2d 747
• Addington v. Texas · 441 U.S. 418
• Schloendorff v. Society of the New York Hospital · 105 N.E. 92
• Rogers v. Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health · 458 N.E.2d 308
• Rogers v. Okin · 478 F. Supp. 1342
• Gundy v. Pauley · 619 S.W.2d 730
• Union Pacific Railway Co. v. Botsford · 141 U.S. 250
• People v. Medina · 705 P.2d 961
• Superintendent of Belchertown State School v. Saikewicz · 370 N.E.2d 417
• Mills v. Rogers · 457 U.S. 291
• Press v. County of Monroe · 50 N.Y.2d 695
• People v. Onofre · 51 N.Y.2d 476
• Guardianship of Roe · 421 N.E.2d 40
• Cooper v. Morin · 49 N.Y.2d 69
• Lakeland Water District v. Onondaga County Water Authority · 24 N.Y.2d 400
• Finch v. Goldstein · 157 N.E. 146
• People v. Eulo · 63 N.Y.2d 341
• Sengstack v. Sengstack · 4 N.Y.2d 502
• In Re Boyd · 403 A.2d 744
• Stensvad v. Reivitz · 601 F. Supp. 128
• Anderson v. State · 663 P.2d 570

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• Jarvis v. Levine · 403 N.W.2d 298
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• Fisk v. Letterman · 501 F. Supp. 2d 505
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• T.D. v. New York State Office of Mental Health · 228 A.D.2d 95
• In Re Steen · 437 N.W.2d 101
• Matter of KL · 806 N.E.2d 480
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• Savastano v. Nurnberg · 77 N.Y.2d 300
• Williams v. Wilzack · 573 A.2d 809
• Quill v. Koppell · 870 F. Supp. 78
• In Interest of Gust · 392 N.W.2d 824
• Guardianship of Boyle · 674 A.2d 912
• In Re Locks · 94 Cal. Rptr. 2d 495

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