Legal Opinion

Gamble v. State Human Rights Appeal Board

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 6, 1979PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Herlihy, J.

Petitioner applied for a position as a general plant laborer with respondent Adirondack Steel Casting Company (Adirondack) in April of 1975. Pursuant to its regular employment policy, Adirondack referred petitioner to Dr. Nicholas Teresi, a specialist in internal and industrial medicine, for a preemployment physical examination. After examining petitioner, Dr. Teresi advised Adirondack to reject petitioner’s application on the basis that petitioner had an enlarged heart which disqualified him for work as a general plant laborer due to a physical disability.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. 300 Gramatan Avenue Associates v. State Division of Human RightsNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. Sarkisian Bros. v. State Division of Human RightsNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. State Office of Drug Abuse Services v. State Human Rights Appeal BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. State Division of Human Rights v. Columbia UniversityNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  5. State Division of Human Rights v. Averill Park Central School DistrictNew York Court of Appeals · 1979

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Bayport-Blue Point School District v. State Division of Human RightsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  2. Boice v. State Human Rights Appeal BoardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
  3. New York State Office of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities v. New York State Division of Human RightsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  4. Spica v. New York State Human Rights Appeal BoardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
  5. Division of State Police v. KramarskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980

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