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MATTER OF MATT v. LAROCCA

71 N.Y.2d 154 (1987)

In the Matter of John A. Matt, Sr., Respondent, v. James L. Larocca, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 21, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (John Q. Driscoll, O. Peter Sherwood and Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for appellant.

William F. Sheehan for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.

ALEXANDER, J.

Petitioner, a supervisory employee with the Waterways Division of the Department of Transportation where he had been employed for 34 years, was dismissed in November 1984 for refusing to answer questions directly relating to the performance of his official duties. In early 1984, the Department commenced an initial investigation apparently in response to...

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