Roller v. Board of Higher Education

Order, Supreme Court, New York County, entered on December 1, 1972, and judgment of said court entered thereon on December 29, 1972, affirmed, without costs and Without disbursements. Concur — Nunez, J. P., Murphy, Lane and Capozzoli, JJ.; Kupferman, J., dissents in the following memorandum: Inasmuch as a serious '' question is presented with respect to tenure (Perry v. Sinderman, 408 U. S. 593; Board of Regents v. Roth, 408 U. S. 564; Legislative Conference of City Univ. of N. Y. v. Board of Higher Educ. of City of N. Y., 38 A D 2d 478, affd. 31 N Y 2d 926), the bar of CPLR 217 against this article 78 proceeding ought to have firmer underpinnings. If the college reserved the right to reconsider at the end of the semester, “ on or about June 8 ” could very well include June 12, and inasmuch as the proceeding commenced on October 11, it would' be timely.