Campion Funeral Home v. State New York

Opinion OF THE COURT Claimant James C. Sherwood is an officer of both claimant Campion Funeral Home, Inc., which operated a funeral home in Albany County, and claimant Sherwood Funeral Home, Inc., which operated two funeral homes at separate locations in Rensselaer County. In 1980, the Bureau of Funeral Directing of the State Department of Health (hereinafter the Bureau) commenced an investigation into the business practices of all three claimants over the preceding two years, including interviewing former employees, subpoenaing records, mailing questionnaires to customers and interviewing a number of persons responding to the questionnaires. [166 A.D.2d 32 Page 34]