Fields v. Board of Higher Educ. of City of New York

Full title: JULES M. FIELDS, Respondent, v. BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF…

Court: Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Oct 9, 1984

63 N.Y.2d 817 (N.Y. 1984)

482 N.Y.S.2d 267

472 N.E.2d 43

Opinion

Argued September 13, 1984

Decided October 9, 1984

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, Xavier C. Riccobono, J.

Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr., Corporation Counsel ( Edward F.X. Hart and Leonard Koerner of counsel), for appellants.

Cheryl R. Eisberg, Harry H. Lipsig, Emilio Nunez and Pamela Anagnos Liapakis for respondent.

Order affirmed, with costs, and question certified answered in the affirmative for reasons stated in the opinion by Justice Fritz W. Alexander at the Appellate Division ( 94 A.D.2d 202).

Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER, SIMONS and KAYE.