Case Name: In the Matter of John M. St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1980-11-25
Citations: 51 N.Y.2d 999
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of John M. St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services, Appellant.
Judges: Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer.
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 51
Pages: 999–1001

Head Matter:
In the Matter of John M. St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services, Appellant.
Argued November 13, 1980;
decided November 25, 1980
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Terrence J. Whelan and Ethan K. Phillips for appellant.
Barbara R. Lake, Law Guardian pro se.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Order, insofar as appealed from, reversed, without costs, and the direction that the concurrence of the Law Guardian be obtained prior to the return of the infant stricken for reasons stated in the dissenting opinion by Mr. Justice J. Clarence Herlihy at the Appellate Division (71 AD2d 144,148-149).
Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer.