Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. JAMES PANICO, as a Professional Fire Fighter and Member of the Fairview Fire District, Appellant, v. DONALD R. YOUNG et al., Constituting the Fire Commissioners of the Fairview Fire District, Respondents Motion for leave to appeal denied. The Court of Appeals restates the rule that denial of a motion for leave to appeal is not equivalent to an affirmance and has no precedential value (see, e.g., Matter of Marchant v Mead-Morrison Mfg. Co., 252 N.Y. 284, 297-298 [CARDOZO, Ch. J.]; Matter of Brooklyn Hosp. v Lennon, 45 N.Y.2d 820).