New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of Hamptons Hospital & Medical Center, Inc., Respondent v. Norman S. Moore, as Chairman of the Public…
January 15, 198152 N.Y.2d 88
Summary
The Court affirmed the Appellate Division's order denying the injunction, holding that the Public Health Council has authority to reconsider its provisional determination of public need and that equitable estoppel does not apply to a state agency. The Court also upheld the conversion of the proceeding to an action under section 2801‑c of the Public Health Law.