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MATTER OF SAUR v. DIR. OF THE CREEDMOOR PSYCHIATRIC CTR.

41 N.Y.2d 1023 (1977)

In the Matter of Sandra Saur et al., Appellants, v. Director of the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 26, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore Ruthizer, Stanley Mailman and Neil B. Hirschfeld for appellants.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (A. Seth Greenwald and Samuel A. Hirshowitz of counsel), for respondents.

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

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

It is an undisputed management prerogative of the State, as an employer, to abolish positions in the competitive class civil service in the interest of economy. While, in exercising that prerogative, the State is obligated to respect the seniority rights of its employees (Civil Service Law, § 80, subd 1), its utilization of a procedure for ...

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