Jones v. Beame
New York Court of Appeals
45 N.Y.2d 402, 380 N.E.2d 277 (1978)
- Written by Haley Gintis, JD
Facts
Helen E. Jones (plaintiff) sued the mayor of the City of New York, Abraham D. Beame (defendant) after the city enacted policy and resource-allocation changes due to a financial crisis. Jones argued that the changes affected the operations of city zoos and resulted in the cruel treatment of animals in violation of animal-anticruelty statutes. The lower courts dismissed Jones’s action on the grounds of legal insufficiency and lack of standing. Jones appealed to the New York Court of Appeals. The court reviewed the case in conjunction with another case on appeal. In that case, the plaintiff, Richard J. Bowen, sued the State Board of Social Welfare of the State of New York for a policy that permitted the state to discharge mentally ill patients into the community without providing necessary care.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Breitel, C.J.)
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