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Pugach v. Liggett Group, Inc.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 11, 1982
55 N.Y.2d 922 (N.Y. 1982)

Opinion

Argued January 13, 1982

Decided February 11, 1982

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, RICHARD W. WALLACH, J.

Martin L. Baron for appellant.

James V. Kearney, Edward T. Krumeich and Amy E. Genkins for respondents.


MEMORANDUM.

The order should be affirmed, without costs, for the reasons stated in the memorandum at the Appellate Division. We would only add that this court has held subdivision 21 of section 292 of the Executive Law, as it existed prior to July 10, 1979, applicable to discharges of employees as well as to refusals to hire job applicants (e.g., City of New York v Cole, 48 N.Y.2d 707; Matter of State Div. of Human Rights v Averill Park Cent. School Dist., 46 N.Y.2d 950).

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur.

Order affirmed, without costs, in a memorandum.


Summaries of

Pugach v. Liggett Group, Inc.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 11, 1982
55 N.Y.2d 922 (N.Y. 1982)
Case details for

Pugach v. Liggett Group, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:LINDA R. PUGACH, Appellant, v. LIGGETT GROUP, INC., et al., Respondents

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Feb 11, 1982

Citations

55 N.Y.2d 922 (N.Y. 1982)

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