New York Court of Appeals, 1951

Carruthers v. Board of Superintendents of the Board of Education

Carruthers v. Board of Superintendents of the Board of Education
New York Court of Appeals · Decided March 8, 1951
302 N.Y. 672; 98 N.E.2d 479; 1951 N.Y. LEXIS 842

Carruthers v. Board of Superintendents of the Board of Education

Opinion of the Court

Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: Loijghrax, Ch. J., Lewis, Coxway and Froessel, JJ.; Desmond, Dye and Fuld, JJ., dissent in the following memorandum: Section 2520 of the Education Law limits eligibility for the position of director of the bureau of attendance to those in a lower supervisory grade in that bureau. In our view, however, it does not — and cannot constitutionally (N. Y. Const., art. V, § 6) — compel the appointing power — here the board of superintendents of the New York City board of education — to select a person who, in the reasonable judgment of the board, and based upon a proper and permissible noncompetitive examination,\is not qualified to fill such a position. Accordingly, we find no basis or warrant for an order mandating the board to make an appointment from among a group deemed by it to be unqualified. We would reverse the order and dismiss the petition.

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