Case Name: In the Matter of Clarence W. Chase, as Director of Probation of the Family Court Probation Department of the County of Broome, Respondent v. Wendell Layton, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1970-10-15
Citations: 27 N.Y.2d 814
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Clarence W. Chase, as Director of Probation of the Family Court Probation Department of the County of Broome, Respondent v. Wendell Layton, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 27
Pages: 814–814

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Clarence W. Chase, as Director of Probation of the Family Court Probation Department of the County of Broome, Respondent v. Wendell Layton, Appellant.
Submitted October 12, 1970;
decided October 15, 1970.

Opinion:
Motion to amend remittitur granted. Return of remittitur is requested and, when returned, it will be amended by adding thereto the following: Upon the appeal herein there were presented and necessarily passed upon questions under the Constitution of the United States, viz.: (1) whether appellant was subjected to involuntary servitude in violation of the Thirteenth Amendment; (2) whether appellant was denied equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court of Appeals considered these contentions and held that there was no denial of appellant's constitutional rights. [See 27 N Y 2d 700.]