Case Name: Estate of Margaret M. Berwick, Deceased, et al., Respondents, v. State of New York, Appellant; Estate of Sebastian T. Pascale, Deceased, Respondent, v. State of New York, Appellant; Norman B. Dix, Respondent, v. State of New York, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1990-09-19
Citations: 76 N.Y.2d 884
Docket Number: 
Parties: Estate of Margaret M. Berwick, Deceased, et al., Respondents, v State of New York, Appellant. Estate of Sebastian T. Pascale, Deceased, Respondent, v State of New York, Appellant. Norman B. Dix, Respondent, v State of New York, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 76
Pages: 884–884

Head Matter:
Estate of Margaret M. Berwick, Deceased, et al., Respondents, v State of New York, Appellant. Estate of Sebastian T. Pascale, Deceased, Respondent, v State of New York, Appellant. Norman B. Dix, Respondent, v State of New York, Appellant.
Submitted June 4, 1990;
decided September 19, 1990

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 [Cardozo, Ch. J.]; Matter of Michael P. v Diana G., 75 NY2d 1003).