Case Name: In the Matter of George W. Reese, Jr., Appellant, v. William M. Lombard, as Sheriff of Monroe County, et al., Respondents; In the Matter of William Sexstone, Appellant, v. William M. Lombard, as Sheriff of Monroe County, et al., Respondents; In the Matter of Richard C. Schott, Appellant, v. William M. Lombard, as Sheriff of Monroe County, et al., Respondents; In the Matter of David C. Steinmiller, Appellant, v. William M. Lombard, as Sheriff of Monroe County, et al., Respondents; In the Matter of Albert D. Detandt, Appellant, v. William Lombard, as Sheriff of Monroe County, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1979-02-15
Citations: 46 N.Y.2d 904
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of George W. Reese, Jr., Appellant, v William M. Lombard, as Sheriff of Monroe County, et al., Respondents. In the Matter of William Sexstone, Appellant, v William M. Lombard, as Sheriff of Monroe County, et al., Respondents. In the Matter of Richard C. Schott, Appellant, v William M. Lombard, as Sheriff of Monroe County, et al., Respondents. In the Matter of David C. Steinmiller, Appellant, v William M. Lombard, as Sheriff of Monroe County, et al., Respondents. In the Matter of Albert D. Detandt, Appellant, v William Lombard, as Sheriff of Monroe County, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 46
Pages: 904–906

Head Matter:
In the Matter of George W. Reese, Jr., Appellant, v William M. Lombard, as Sheriff of Monroe County, et al., Respondents. In the Matter of William Sexstone, Appellant, v William M. Lombard, as Sheriff of Monroe County, et al., Respondents. In the Matter of Richard C. Schott, Appellant, v William M. Lombard, as Sheriff of Monroe County, et al., Respondents. In the Matter of David C. Steinmiller, Appellant, v William M. Lombard, as Sheriff of Monroe County, et al., Respondents. In the Matter of Albert D. Detandt, Appellant, v William Lombard, as Sheriff of Monroe County, et al., Respondents.
Argued January 11, 1979;
decided February 15, 1979
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Richard R. Rowley and Brian J. O’Donnell for appellants.
Russell I. Zuckerman and Thomas G. Dignan for William M. Lombard, respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The orders appealed from should be affirmed, with costs, on the basis of our holding and the rationale enunciated in Matter of Sirles v Cordary (40 NY2d 950, affg on opn at 49 AD2d 330). We would caution, however, that the rationale enunciated in Sirles is properly applicable only to purported contractual limitations upon a new Sheriffs power to appoint, retain, dismiss, promote, or demote deputies whose office required the performance of some civil obligations, and might not serve to justify repudiation by a new Sheriff of other terms of a contract validly entered into by his predecessor.
Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler and Fuchsberg concur.
Orders affirmed, with costs, in a memorandum.