Barton v. New York City Commission on Human Rights

OPINION OF THE COURT

Helen E. Freedman, J.

The issue to be determined in this proceeding is whether the New York City Commission on Human Rights (NYCCHR, *555Commission or Human Rights Commission) was justified in finding that a dentist engaged in discriminatory practices when he terminated an agreement with another dentist to whom he leased operatory space because the latter treated patients with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

Petitioner, Lawrence A. Barton, D.D.S., was charged with and found guilty of discrimination on the basis of handicap in violation of section 8-107 (5) (b) and…