Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1986

Barstow v. Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce

Barstow v. Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided April 4, 1986
119 A.D.2d 980; 500 N.Y.S.2d 1017; 1986 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 55905
Barstow v. Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce

Opinion of the Court

— Order unanimously affirmed, with costs, for reasons stated at Special Term, Adams, J. Memorandum: We add only that since plaintiff may maintain an action for breach of contract, the wrongful discharge action must fail since plaintiff neglected to allege a breach of a duty separate and distinct from the breach of the contract (see, Charles v Onondaga Community Coll., 69 AD2d 144, 146; see also, Wegman v Dairylea Coop., 50 AD2d 108, 112). (Appeal from order of Supreme Court, Chautauqua County, Adams, J. —dismiss cause of action.) Present — Callahan, J. P., Denman, Boomer, O’Donnell and Schnepp, JJ.

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