Case Name: In the Matter of Samuel Berman, Appellant, v. Newbold Morris, as Commissioner of the Department of Parks, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1964-06-10
Citations: 14 N.Y.2d 849
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Samuel Berman, Appellant, v. Newbold Morris, as Commissioner of the Department of Parks, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 14
Pages: 849–850

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Samuel Berman, Appellant, v. Newbold Morris, as Commissioner of the Department of Parks, Respondent.
Argued June 2, 1964;
decided June 10, 1964.
Benjamin M. Zelman for appellant.
Leo A. Larkin, Corporation Counsel (Bernard Burstein and Seymour B. Quel of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, without costs.
Concur: Chief Judge Desmond and Judges Dye, Van Voorhis, Burke and Scileppi. Judges Feld and Bergan dissent and vote to reverse the order appealed from and to remit the matter to respondent for imposition of discipline not inconsistent with the following memorandum: In the light of appellant's long service and of the particular circumstances presented by the record before us, it is our opinion that respondent's dismissal of appellant from his position was excessive punishment, and that a suspension would have sufficed. (Civ. Prac. Act, § 1296, subd. 5-a, now CPLR 7803, subd. 3; see Matter of Payton v. New York City Tr. Auth., 8 N Y 2d 737).