Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Peter T. Tierney John F. Tierney for Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General ( Edwin R. Oberwager Paxton Blair of counsel), for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. In the Matter of JOHN J. BELMONT, Appellant, v. H. ELIOT KAPLAN et al., as Commissioners of the New York State Department of Ci Order affirmed, without costs; no opinion. Concur: Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE, FULD, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE, FOSTER and SCILEPPI.