Case Name: In the Matter of Dieudonne Roche, Appellant, v. Philip L. Toia, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1979-12-19
Citations: 48 N.Y.2d 966
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Dieudonne Roche, Appellant, v Philip L. Toia, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 48
Pages: 966–967

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Dieudonne Roche, Appellant, v Philip L. Toia, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, et al., Respondents.
Argued November 21, 1979;
decided December 19, 1979
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Ralph Murphy and Michael D. Kaufman for appellant.
Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Shirley Adelson Siegel, Herbert J. Wallenstein ánd William J. Lee of counsel), for Philip L. Toia, respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Judgment affirmed, without costs. The commissioner's determination was supported by substantial evidence in the record.
Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer.