Legal Opinion
Parr v. Onondaga County Legislature
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 18, 1988PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Thomas J. Lowery, J.
On May 4, 1987, the respondent Legislature voted to terminate the services of the petitioner as its legal counsel. The reason assigned for its action was that it had lost trust and confidence in the petitioner as a result of a Federal suit that he had instituted against the respondents and individual members of the County Legislature and reports that he had secretly taped conversations of county legislators in their offices at the county courthouse.
The petitioner challenges the respondent Legislature’s right to discharge him and has instituted this CPLR…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Murphy v. American Home Products Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Codd v. VelgerSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- In re the Appointment of a Committee of the Person & Property of Javarone, New York County Courts1973
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