MTR. AMER. JEWISH CONG. v. CARTER


19 Misc.2d 205 (1959)

In the Matter of American Jewish Congress, Petitioner, v. Elmer A. Carter et al., Constituting the State Commission Against Discrimination et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court, Special Term, New York County.

July 15, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. Darrington Semple, Jr., and White & Case (Chester Bordeau of counsel), for Arabian American Oil Company, respondent.

Henry Spitz for Commission Against Discrimination, respondent.

Shad Polier, Will Maslow, Leo Pfeffer (Philip Baum of counsel), for petitioner.


HENRY EPSTEIN, J.

This motion to dismiss the instant proceeding on the grounds that petitioner lacks status under the Executive Law (art. 15, § 296, subd. 1, pars. [a], [c]) and that this court is without jurisdiction, is denied. Respondent commission accepted jurisdiction under sections 297 and 298 of the said law. Petitioner was held to be a "person aggrieved" and a reasonably liberal application of such...

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