Case Name: In the Matter of Roberta Broadway, Appellant, v. J. Henry Smith, as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services, et al., Respondents; In the Matter of Mary St. Paul, Appellant, v. J. Henry Smith, as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services, et al., Respondents; In the Matter of Carmen Lazarini, Appellant, v. J. Henry Smith, as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1979-10-25
Citations: 48 N.Y.2d 739
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Roberta Broadway, Appellant, v J. Henry Smith, as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services, et al., Respondents. In the Matter of Mary St. Paul, Appellant, v J. Henry Smith, as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services, et al., Respondents. In the Matter of Carmen Lazarini, Appellant, v J. Henry Smith, as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 48
Pages: 739–740

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Roberta Broadway, Appellant, v J. Henry Smith, as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services, et al., Respondents. In the Matter of Mary St. Paul, Appellant, v J. Henry Smith, as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services, et al., Respondents. In the Matter of Carmen Lazarini, Appellant, v J. Henry Smith, as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services, et al., Respondents.
Argued September 14, 1979;
decided October 25, 1979
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Gretchen L. Sprague and John C. Gray, Jr., for appellants.
Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Maryellen Weinberg and Herbert J. Wallenstein of counsel), for Philip L. Toia, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Order affirmed, with costs (see Matter of Lumpkin v Department of Social Servs., 45 NY2d 351).
Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer.