R.A.C. Group, Inc. v. Board of Education
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Cozier, J.
The instant appeal presents an issue of first impression for this Court—whether a contract which violates New York City Charter § 2604 is unenforceable. At present, no trial or appellate court has addressed that issue. We find that under the circumstances presented, the subject contract is unenforceable for public policy reasons.
The plaintiff Robert Shahid is an architect who was employed by the defendant Board of Education of the City of New York (hereinafter the BOE) from 1985 until May 1994. Shahid was assigned to the BOE Department of Real Estate, Office of…
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