Thompson, Application of
| Decision Date | 09 May 1975 |
| Parties | Application of Maurice Lee THOMPSON for leave to change his name to Chief Piankhi Akinbaloye. |
| Court | New York City Court |
Clifton E. Hall, New York City, for petitioner.
Petitioner Maurice Lee Thompson seeks leave of this court to assume the name of Chief Piankhi Akinbaloye pursuant to section 60 and 61 of the Civil Rights Law.
Section 63 of the Civil Rights Law provides that before making an order authorizing the petitioner to assume a proposed name, the court must be satisfied '. . . that there is no reasonable objection to the change of name proposed . . .' (Also see Application of Middleton, 60 Misc.2d 1056, 304 N.Y.S.2d 145).
Primarily, the court is charged with examining whether the name sought to be assumed will be a source of or instrumentality for fraud, evasion or interference with the rights of others (See Application of Douglas, 60 Misc.2d 1057, 304 N.Y.S.2d 558; In re Anonymous, 57 Misc.2d 813, 293 N.Y.S.2d 834; Application of Green, 54 Misc.2d 606, 283 N.Y.S.2d 242; Application of Wing, 4 Misc.2d 840, 157 N.Y.S.2d 333). The court must also consider whether the proposed name is of such a nature as to confuse or mislead the general public.
In the instant application, petitioner seeks to assume three names. The first in sequence of the proposed names is 'Chief' and it is this name that the court finds objectionable.
Webster's New International Dictionary, 2nd Ed. at page 464 defines 'chief' as '. . . the head or leader of any body of men' or
This court acknowledges the right of any individual to change his name and that it generally makes no difference that a word constituting a name is also a word for expressing something else (See Re Snook, 2 Hilt 566). However, to permit petitioner's application as proposed would be tantamount to the bestowal of an apparent title of authority. Such indiscretion would tend to confuse those members of the public who might come into contact with the petitioner. While the court is certain that this petitioner's motives are sincere, other less scrupulous persons should be discouraged from seeking undeserved titles of authority under the guise of seemingly...
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