
    In the Matter of Nathaniel Jackson, Appellant, v Joseph Smith et al., Respondents.
    Submitted June 14, 2004;
    decided August 31, 2004
   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 NY 284, 297-298).  