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E.. GREYHOUND v. DIV. OF HUMAN RIGHTS

27 N.Y.2d 279 (1970)

In the Matter of Eastern Greyhound Lines Division of Greyhound Lines, Inc. et al., Respondents, v. New York State Division of Human Rights, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 9, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joan Offner and Henry Spitz for appellant.

Marvin Dicker, Morton M. Maneker and Harvey K. Buchbinder for respondents.

Sidney Kwestel and Howard I. Rhine for National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs; Stanley Geller for American Jewish Congress, New York Metropolitan Council; George Berlstein for American Jewish Committee, New York Chapter and Sol Rabkin for Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, amici curiae.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BREITEL, JASEN and GIBSON concur.

BERGAN, J.

Complainant Abdullahi Ibrahim is an Orthodox Muslim. One of the requirements of his religion is he wear a beard. Applying to Eastern Division of Greyhound Lines, Inc. for employment as a baggage clerk, he was told by petitioner-respondent McCarter, who acted as a representative of the company, that men in this job must be clean-shaven. He apparently was otherwise satisfactory for employment. Complainant...

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