Legal Opinion
Goldway v. Board of Higher Education
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 11, 1942PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hofstadter, J.. The petitioner, David Goldway, was formerly employed as an assistant teacher of English at Townsend Harris High School. It is conceded that the petitioner on April 23, 1941 appeared at a public hearing of the Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate the Educational System of the State of New York *1024in answer to a personal subpoena served upon him and declined to sign a waiver of immunity. Because of this refusal the petitioner was directed to leave the witness stand and was not sworn nor did he give any testimony.
On May 12, 1941 a resolution was adopted by the Board of Higher…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McAuliffe v. Mayor and Board of AldermenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- In re SchaeferAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
- Matter of Schaefer v. RathmannNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Ferdinand v. MossesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1941
- People ex rel. Rudiger v. EarlNew York Supreme Court · 1893
3Cited by5 opinions
- In re DelehantyNew York Supreme Court · 1952
- Sacarello Bals v. La Junta de Retiro de los FuncionariosSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1953
- In re DelehantyNew York Supreme Court · 1952
- People v. EngelNew York Court of General Session of the Peace · 1951
- Koral v. Board of EducationNew York Supreme Court · 1950