Nonhuman Rights Project v. Lavery

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:appealsTo appeal denied
gptkbp:citation 124 A.D.3d 148 (N.Y. App. Div. 2014)
gptkbp:date 2014
gptkbp:decision petition denied
gptkbp:defendant Patrick Lavery
gptkbp:hasAnimal gptkb:lion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nonhuman Rights Project v. Lavery
gptkbp:judge New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:New_York_State
gptkbp:legalIssue whether a chimpanzee is a 'person' for habeas corpus
gptkbp:notableFor animal rights litigation
gptkbp:plaintiff Nonhuman Rights Project
gptkbp:relatedTo Nonhuman Rights Project v. Presti
gptkbp:result court ruled chimpanzees are not legal persons
gptkbp:subject legal personhood of chimpanzees
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Animal_Law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7