Matter of Harris v. Trustees of Columbia University

Full title: In the Matter of WILLIAM HARRIS, Respondent, v. TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA…

Court: Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jun 29, 1984

62 N.Y.2d 956 (N.Y. 1984)

479 N.Y.S.2d 216

468 N.E.2d 54

Opinion

Argued June 6, 1984

Decided June 29, 1984

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, Martin Evans, J.

Floyd Abrams, P. Kevin Castel, Andrew Dash and Byron Golden for appellants.

Harry Kresky for respondent.

Order reversed, with costs, and petition dismissed for reasons stated in the dissenting opinion by Justice Bentley Kassal at the Appellate Division ( 98 A.D.2d 58, 67-73).

Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, WACHTLER, SIMONS and KAYE. Judges JONES and MEYER dissent and vote to affirm for reasons stated in the opinions by Justices Sidney H. Asch and Samuel J. Silverman at the Appellate Division ( 98 A.D.2d 58, 67).