Paese v. Pilla

In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to compel petitioner’s reinstatement to the position of village engineer, which position had been abolished, the appeal is from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, dated September 17, 1979, which, inter alia, ordered petitioner’s reinstatement. Judgment reversed, on the law and the facts, with costs, and proceeding dismissed on the merits. Pursuant to the remittitur by this court (Paese v Pilla, 59 AD2d 701), a hearing was held before Special Term to determine if the board of trustees had acted in good faith in abolishing the…