Case Name: In the Matter of Eclyester Bowman, Petitioner, v. Barbara Blum, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1980-12-01
Citations: 79 A.D.2d 604
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Eclyester Bowman, Petitioner, v Barbara Blum, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 79
Pages: 604–604

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Eclyester Bowman, Petitioner, v Barbara Blum, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review a determination of the respondent State Commissioner of Social Services, dated December 12, 1979 and made after a statutory fair hearing, which affirmed a determination of the local agency denying petitioner's application for a special grant to replace furniture destroyed in a fire. Determination confirmed and proceeding dismissed on the merits, without costs or disbursements. The State commissioner's determination is supported by substantial evidence. Mollen, P. J., Titone, Margett and Weinstein, JJ., concur.