Case Name: In the Matter of Lois Roberts, Respondent, v. Richard Roberts, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1979-09-06
Citations: 48 N.Y.2d 631
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Lois Roberts, Respondent, v Richard Roberts, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 48
Pages: 631–631

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Lois Roberts, Respondent, v Richard Roberts, Appellant.
Submitted July 16, 1979;
decided September 6, 1979

Opinion:
Motion to dismiss the appeal herein granted to the extent that the appeal is transferred to the Appellate Division, First Department, without costs. A direct appeal does not lie when questions other than the constitutional validity of a statutory provision are involved (CPLR 5601, subd [b], par 2; Powers v Porcelain Insulator Corp., 285 NY 54). Motion for a stay dismissed as academic.