Case Name: In the Matter of Nathaniel Jackson, Appellant, v. Joseph Smith et al., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2004-08-31
Citations: 3 N.Y.3d 667
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Nathaniel Jackson, Appellant, v Joseph Smith et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 3
Pages: 667–667

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Nathaniel Jackson, Appellant, v Joseph Smith et al., Respondents.
Submitted June 14, 2004;
decided August 31, 2004

Opinion:
Motion for leave to appeal denied. The Court of Appeals restates the rule that denial of a motion for leave to appeal is not equivalent to an affirmance and has no precedential value (see e.g. Matter of Marchant v Mead-Morrison Mfg. Co., 252 NY 284, 297-298).