Fields v. Board of Higher Education
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*203OPINION OF THE COURT
Alexander, J.
Inasmuch as these factually dissimilar appeals present a common issue of law as to the appropriate Statute of Limitations to be applied in a State action brought under section 1983 of title 42 of the United States Code, we decide them together and hold that the appropriate Statute of Limitations is found in CPLR 214 (subd 2).
Jules M. Fields was employed as an assistant professor at Bronx Community College from September, 1970 until his retirement in May, 1976, at age 65. In this action, commenced on March 4, 1977, Fields alleges that beginning in 1973, he was…
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