Hastie v. State University of New York (SUNY) College of Agriculture & Technology

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Cerio, Jr., J.), entered November 9, 2009 in Madison County, which granted defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint.

Plaintiff was employed by defendant and, as part of his job duties, oversaw defendant’s development program and fundraising efforts. In the course of that work, plaintiff received an Internal Revenue Service tax form (IRS form 8283) prepared by a third party concerning property donated to defendant; the form required an acknowledgment from defendant that it had received the property. Plaintiff became concerned about the veracity of…