Legal Opinion
Pryce v. New York City Housing Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 21, 2010PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The findings that petitioner committed misconduct by driving agency vehicles unsafely, sleeping while on duty, and failing to report an arrest are supported by substantial evidence, including the testimony of petitioner’s coworkers and supervisors (see Matter of Pell v Board of Educ. of Union Free School Dist. No. 1 of Towns of Scarsdale & Mamaroneck, Westchester County, 34 NY2d 222, 231 [1974]). The penalty of termination of employment does not shock our sense of fairness (see Matter of Kocur v Erie County Water Auth., 9 AD3d 910, 911 [2004], lv denied 4 NY3d 703 [2005]; Matter of Malloch v…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Malloch v. Ballston Spa Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Marsh v. HanleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- Kocur v. Erie County Water AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Smith v. Board of Education of City School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
3Cited by3 opinions
- Bruce v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Tanvir v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- Tanvir v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013