Stathopolos v. Smith

OPINION OF THE COURT

Herman Cahn, J.

Petitioner seeks a judgment pursuant to CPLR article 78, annulling respondents’ determination denying petitioner’s application for a master electrician’s license, and directing respondents to issue petitioner a license.

Respondents’ denial of petitioner’s application appears to have been based upon two grounds. First, that petitioner’s part-time night school coursework cannot be credited towards *1024the license requirements, as they allegedly require full-time day instruction. Second, respondents claim that petitioner lacks the required number of years of…