Legal Opinion
Totem Taxi, Inc. v. New York State Human Rights Appeal Board
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 29, 1983PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Proceeding initiated in this court pursuant to section 298 of the Executive Law to review a determination of the State Division of Human Rights, dated January 8, 1982, finding petitioner guilty of an unlawful discriminatory practice based on race. On the evening of January 5, 1980 in Elmira, New York, complainants, four black women, entered a taxicab owned by petitioner and driven by its employee, Richard Sopher. Sopher, in a nasty tone and raised voice, asked complainants whether they knew where they wanted to go. Thereupon, complainants, offended by Sopher’s conduct, exited the taxicab…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Union Free School District No. 6 v. New York State Human Rights Appeal BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Sarkisian Bros. v. State Division of Human RightsNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Cullen v. Nassau County Civil Service CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Imperial Diner, Inc. v. State Human Rights Appeal BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- State Office of Drug Abuse Services v. State Human Rights Appeal BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Totem Taxi, Inc. v. New York State Human Rights Appeal BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1985