Legal Opinion

Balogun v. Cornell University

New York Supreme Court

Decided August 20, 1971PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHoward A. Zeller, J.

This action has been brought to compel the defendants to issue plaintiff a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree and to recover $95,000 in damages for alleged reduced earnings. Defendant Poppensiek is Dean of the defendant State Veterinary College, which is a college in the defendant Cornell University.

Defendants moved to dismiss the complaint upon the ground the action may not be maintained because of the Statute of Limitations (CPLR 3211, subd. [a], par. 5) and for failure to state a cause of action (CPLR 3211, subd. [a], par. 7). Counsel were advised on May 28,1971 that I intended .to treat…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Edde v. Columbia UniversityNew York Supreme Court · 1957
  2. Bower v. O'ReillyNew York Supreme Court · 1971

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Olsson v. Board of Higher EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. State Division of Human Rights v. New York State Department of Correctional ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. Peretti v. State of Mont.District Court, D. Montana · 1979
  4. Shields v. School of Law of Hofstra UniversityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  5. Sofair v. State University of New York Upstate Medical Center College of MedicineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976

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