Legal Opinion

Priore v. New York Yankees

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

Decided May 29, 2003PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Wallach, J.

Plaintiff, the son of a longtime former clubhouse manager for the New York Yankees, began helping his father on a volunteer basis at Yankee Stadium around 1980, at the age of 16. At the start of the 1996 season he was put on the club’s payroll as an assistant equipment manager, at $30 per diem. Two thirds of the way into the following season, plaintiffs employment was terminated by defendant Cashman, the team’s senior vice-president and general manager, because of plaintiffs suspected involvement in theft of team equipment.

Plaintiff alleges an ulterior motive to…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Murphy v. American Home Products Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. Howell v. New York Post Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. New York State Club Assn., Inc. v. City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. New York State Club Ass'n v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  5. Father Belle Community Center v. New York State Division of Human RightsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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3Cited by13 opinions

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