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Lagenor v. Weed

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Feb 27, 1987
127 A.D.2d 970 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)

Opinion

February 27, 1987

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Erie County, Kubiniec, J.

Present — Dillon, P.J., Doerr, Boomer, Green and Davis, JJ.


Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, defendants' motions granted and complaint dismissed. Memorandum: The complaint should be dismissed for failure to state a cause of action. The cause of action for wrongful discharge is without merit because plaintiff is an employee at will (O'Connor v. Eastman Kodak Co., 65 N.Y.2d 724). Plaintiff's reliance upon the collective bargaining agreement to remove him from the status of an employee at will is misplaced. The agreement protects from discharge without just cause only those civil service employees covered by section 75 Civ. Serv. of the Civil Service Law. Plaintiff is not such an employee.

The cause of action against the union for denial of fair representation is without merit because, under the collective bargaining agreement, defendant has no meritorious grievance due to his discharge (see, Vaca v. Sipes, 386 U.S. 171, 191-192).

Finally, the cause of action for employer domination is one for an unfair labor practice, which is within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Public Employee Relations Board (Civil Service Law § 205 [d]; § 209-a [1]).


Summaries of

Lagenor v. Weed

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Feb 27, 1987
127 A.D.2d 970 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)
Case details for

Lagenor v. Weed

Case Details

Full title:DOUGLAS W. LAGENOR, Respondent, v. G. MORTON WEED, as Chief Engineer…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: Feb 27, 1987

Citations

127 A.D.2d 970 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)

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