STATE DIV. OF HUMAN RIGHTS v. COUNTY OF MONROE


48 N.Y.2d 727 (1979)

State Division of Human Rights, on Complaint of Charles W. Ghee, Appellant, v. County of Monroe et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 23, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sara Toll East and Ann Thacher Anderson for appellant.

John D. Doyle, County Attorney (Joseph C. Pilato of counsel), for respondents.

Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI and JONES. Judge WACHTLER dissents and votes to reverse in the following opinion in which Judge MEYER concurs. Judge FUCHSBERG dissents and votes to reverse in a separate dissenting opinion.


Order affirmed, with costs (Matter of State Div. of Human Rights v Averill Park Cent. School Dist., 46 N.Y.2d 950). Chapter 594 of the Laws of 1979, amending subdivision 21 of section 292 of the Executive Law, was effective July 10, 1979. There is no basis for any contention, nor does the State Division contend, that the amendment should be applied retroactively to the present proceeding...

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