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MAAS v. CORNELL UNIV.

94 N.Y.2d 87 (1999)

721 N.E.2d 966

699 N.Y.S.2d 716

JAMES MAAS, Appellant, v. CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 23, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Stoll, New York City, Center for Individual Rights, Washington D.C. (Michael E. Rosman of counsel), and Lo Pinto, Schlather, Solomon & Salk, Ithaca, for appellant.

Nelson E. Roth, Ithaca, James J. Mingle, Patricia A. McClary and Wendy E. Tarlow for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SMITH, LEVINE, CIPARICK and ROSENBLATT concur; Judge WESLEY taking no part.

OPINION OF THE COURT

BELLACOSA, J.

The overriding issue on this appeal is whether plaintiff, Professor James Maas, may assert a plenary breach of contract action against defendant Cornell University, his employer. The lawsuit is premised on the University's alleged failure to follow the procedures it had promulgated and used for the resolution of sexual harassment claims brought by four students against their teacher...

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