Legal Opinion
Knapp v. Monroe County Civil Service Commission
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 10, 1980PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously affirmed, without costs. Memorandum: This appeal requires us to determine whether section 58 of the Civil Service Law which prohibits the original appointment of police officers over 29 years of age violates the equal protection requirements of the United States and the New York State Constitutions as well as the New York State Human Rights Law protection against discrimination in employment (Executive Law, §§ 291, 296). We hold that Special Term correctly ruled that section 58 is constitutional. Based on the rationale expressed in Massachusetts Bd. of Retirement v Murgia…
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- Figueroa v. BronsteinNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Whitehair v. Civil Service CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
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