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WOLF v. CITY OF NEW YORK

39 N.Y.2d 568 (1976)

Richard Wolf et al., Respondents, v. City of New York, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 13, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Bernard Richland, Corporation Counsel (Nina G. Goldstein and L. Kevin Sheridan of counsel), for appellant.

Joseph P. Napoli, Harry H. Lipsig, P. C., and Joseph B. Castleman for respondents.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and FUCHSBERG concur.

COOKE, J.

Plaintiff Richard Wolf lived at Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, and was a member of the volunteer fire department there. Although he received training and went to a substantial number of fires in that State, he yearned to be a New York City fireman.

With this ambition in mind and thinking that he would be better prepared to pass a written examination, in January, 1969 he started frequenting a very...

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