12 Cited authorities

  1. Boreali v. Axelrod

    71 N.Y.2d 1 (N.Y. 1987)   Cited 243 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Finding proper balance between health concerns and cost "is a uniquely legislative function"
  2. New York ex rel. Lieberman v. Van De Carr

    199 U.S. 552 (1905)   Cited 142 times
    In New York ex rel. Lieberman v. Van De Carr, 199 U.S. 552 (1905), for example, plaintiff in error was convicted of selling milk in New York City without a permit.
  3. Grossman v. Baumgartner

    17 N.Y.2d 345 (N.Y. 1966)   Cited 64 times
    Upholding the constitutionality of New York City's ban on tattooing
  4. Schulman v. N.Y. Health Corp.

    38 N.Y.2d 234 (N.Y. 1975)   Cited 23 times
    In Schulman v. New York City Health and Hospital Corp., 38 N.Y.2d 234, 379 N.Y.S.2d 702, 709, 342 N.E.2d 501, 506 (1975), for example, the court rejected the contention that the inclusion of a patient's name on a pregnancy termination certificate, filed with the Department of Health, infringed on a constitutionally-protected zone of privacy. It concluded that there was "no compelling reason to extend the right to privacy beyond its recognized boundaries."
  5. Quaker Oats Co. v. City of New York

    295 N.Y. 527 (N.Y. 1946)   Cited 50 times
    In Quaker Oats the plaintiffs were manufacturers who were specifically warned by the New York City Department of Health, which had the duty of enforcement, that they must comply with a New York City Department of Health regulation and were advised that they would be prosecuted if they did not comply. The court found that "the city's insistence upon compliance with the command of the ordinance, justifies a declaration of rights" (Quaker Oats Co. v City of New York, supra, at 538), at least as to one of the plaintiffs.
  6. People v. Blanchard

    288 N.Y. 145 (N.Y. 1942)   Cited 38 times
    In People v. Blanchard (288 N.Y. 145) the court said: "the main business of safeguarding the public health has always of necessity been done by local boards or officers through sanitary by-laws or ordinances which have been accorded the force of law. (Metropolitan Board of Health v. Heister, 37 N.Y. 661, 670; Polinsky v. People, 73 N.Y. 65).
  7. Paduano v. City of New York

    45 Misc. 2d 718 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1965)   Cited 11 times

    February 15, 1965 Kadel, Wilson Potts for plaintiffs. Leo A. Larkin, Corporation Counsel, for defendants. JOSEPH A. BRUST, J. In this action wherein plaintiffs, as taxpayers, seek to enjoin pendente lite and permanently, the proposed program for the fluoridation of the municipal water supply of New York City, there are two applications before this court, (1) plaintiffs' application for a temporary injunction, and (2) defendants' cross motion for an order dismissing the complaint. Plaintiffs assert

  8. Matter of Bakers Mut. Ins. Co.

    301 N.Y. 21 (N.Y. 1950)   Cited 25 times

    Argued January 5, 1950 Decided April 13, 1950 Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, LEVY, J. Samuel Schub and Milton B. Pfeffer for appellant. John P. McGrath, Corporation Counsel ( Fred Iscol, Seymour B. Quel and Frank A. Piazza of counsel), for respondent. LOUGHRAN, Ch. J. At a hearing held by a referee of the Workmen's Compensation Board upon a claim for death benefits, the widow of a deceased employee named Isaac Trepper introduced medical testimony as to the cause

  9. Paduano v. City of New York

    218 N.E.2d 339 (N.Y. 1966)   Cited 6 times
    Identifying the powers of the BOH under Charter §§ 556 and 558 to enact provisions for the furtherance and protection of health as a long-established and constitutional exercise of power
  10. People ex rel. Knoblauch v. Warden of the Jail of the Fourth District Magistrates' Court

    216 N.Y. 154 (N.Y. 1915)   Cited 45 times
    In People ex rel. Knoblauch v. Warden, etc (216 N.Y. 154, 162) the validity of section 80a of the Sanitary Code was questioned.