STATE DIV. v. COLUMBIA UNIV.


39 N.Y.2d 612 (1976)

State Division of Human Rights, Respondent, v. Columbia University in the City of New York et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 8, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Floyd Abrams, Joel C. Balsam, Patricia A. Pickrel, Robert S. Stitt and Anthony Limitone, Jr., for appellants.

Armand Gilinsky for respondent.

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


GABRIELLI, J.

On this appeal, we must determine whether the State Human Rights Appeal Board exceeded its statutory authority in setting aside a determination of the Commissioner of the State Division of Human Rights that appellants did not discriminate against the complainant on the basis of her sex. In passing upon this question, we must, perforce, decide whether the decision of the commissioner is supported...

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