Kroboth v. Sexton
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Carro, J.
The broad discretion enjoyed by those who are empowered to discharge probationary employees is not unbridled, but is, as a matter of law and public policy, contingent upon good faith.
The essential facts in this case are not complex. Petitioner, Joseph Kroboth, was appointed as a probationary sanitation worker on July 18, 1988 by the Department of Sanitation (the Department) of which respondent Brendan Sexton was Commissioner. Petitioner had a one-year probation, which was to have elapsed on July 17,1989.
On November 26, 1988, petitioner called his department 30…
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