Legal Opinion
MATTER OF BERGAMINI v. Manhattan & Bronx Surface Transit Operating Auth.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 12, 1984PublishedCited by 25 opinions
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and the certified question answered in the negative.
As we have held in Collins v Manhattan & Bronx Surface Tr. Operating Auth. (62 NY2d 361), MABSTOA is not required by section 6 of article V of the Constitution to make appointments and promotions on the basis of merit and fitness. Moreover, section 1203-a (subd 3, par [b]) of the Public Authorities Law expressly provides that employees of MABSTOA “shall not acquire civil service status”. Employment by MABSTOA may, therefore, be terminated at…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Murphy v. American Home Products Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Weiner v. McGraw-Hill, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Parker v. BorockNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- Talamo v. MurphyNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Lentlie v. EganNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by25 opinions
- York v. McGuireNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
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- Tyson v. HessAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Bykofsky v. HessAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Kroboth v. SextonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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