Case Name: In the Matter of the Application for the Commitment of Agnes Naylor, an Alleged Mentally Defective Person. Anna M. Langley, Acting Superintendent of Albion State Training School at Albion, N. Y., Appellant; James F. Anderson, Special Guardian for Agnes Naylor, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1940-05-08
Citations: 259 A.D. 962
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Application for the Commitment of Agnes Naylor, an Alleged Mentally Defective Person. Anna M. Langley, Acting Superintendent of Albion State Training School at Albion, N. Y., Appellant; James F. Anderson, Special Guardian for Agnes Naylor, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 259
Pages: 962–963

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Application for the Commitment of Agnes Naylor, an Alleged Mentally Defective Person. Anna M. Langley, Acting Superintendent of Albion State Training School at Albion, N. Y., Appellant; James F. Anderson, Special Guardian for Agnes Naylor, Respondent.

Opinion:
Memorandum. The provisions of' section 440 of the Correction Law prescribing the procedure to be followed in a proceeding for the retention of prisoners at Napanoeh after the expiration of their term, applies to a similar proceeding for the retention of prisoners at the Albion State Training School. (Correction Law, § 451, subd. 3.) Under those sections the County Court has jurisdiction of such proceeding and has the same power and authority as the Supreme Court. (Civ. Prac. Act, § 69.) The court has the power to appoint and to fix the compensation of the special guardian and to direct any party to the proceeding to pay the same. (Civ. Prac. Act, § 207; Rules Civ. Prac. rule 43.)
All concur, except Taylor and Dowling, JJ., who dissent and vote for reversal in an opinion by Dowling, J.
Present — Crosby, P. J., Cunningham, Taylor, Dowling and McCurn, JJ.