Case Name: In the Matter of Canisius College of Buffalo, Respondent, v. Ewald B. Nyquist, as Commissioner of Education of the State of New York, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1972-01-13
Citations: 29 N.Y.2d 928
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Canisius College of Buffalo, Respondent, v. Ewald B. Nyquist, as Commissioner of Education of the State of New York, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 29
Pages: 928–930

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Canisius College of Buffalo, Respondent, v. Ewald B. Nyquist, as Commissioner of Education of the State of New York, Appellant.
• Argued November 15,1071;
decided January 13, 1972.
John P. Jehu and Robert D. Stone for appellant.
Charles S: Desmond and Charles J. McDonough for respondent.

Opinion:
Order reversed, without costs, and the petition dismissed in the following memorandum: The Commissioner of Education, assuming that section 6401 of the Education Law does not offend against constitutional limitations — a question on which we do not pass — denied petitioner's application. In our view, the Commissioner had reasonable basis for his determination. (See Matter of Older v. Board of Educ., 27 N Y 2d 333, 337; Matter of County of Cayuga v. McHugh, 4 N Y 2d 609, 613.) The Commissioner has, however, invited the submission of a " new ' ' application if the petitioner believes that, "as a result of any further development ' ', it has become an eligible institution.
Concur: Chief Judge Fuld and Judges Bergan, Breitel, Jasen and Gibson. Judges Burke and Soileppi dissent and vote to affirm on the opinion at the Appellate Division.