Engel v. City of New York

Judgments, Supreme Court, New York County, entered June 29, 1977, dismissing the complaints after a consolidated nonjury trial, unanimously modified, on the law, to the extent of striking the decretal paragraph dismissing the complaint and declaring the rights of the parties (Lanza v Wagner, 11 NY2d 317, 334), and otherwise affirmed, without costs or disbursements. The court, sua sponte, grants leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals. Plaintiffs in both actions were employees of the New York City civil service who had competed successfully in New York City civil service promotional…