Petrelli v. New York City Personnel Dept

Full title: ROBERT PETRELLI, Appellant, v. NEW YORK CITY PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT et al.…

Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Feb 8, 1990

158 A.D.2d 331 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)

551 N.Y.S.2d 19

Opinion

February 8, 1990

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Irma Vidal Santaella, J.).

Age limits for the appointment of police officers are a recognized exception to the general prohibition of age discrimination by entities governed by the Civil Service Law, and have been expressly sanctioned (Knapp v Monroe County Civ. Serv. Commn., 77 A.D.2d 817, appeal dismissed 51 N.Y.2d 877).

Concur — Kupferman, J.P., Milonas, Asch, Wallach and Rubin, JJ.