Leonardo v. Civil Service Commission & Office of Personnel of Monroe
In the Matter of Vincent J. Leonardo v. Civil Service Commission and Office of Personnel of the County of Monroe
Opinion of the Court
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Memobasdum. The order appealed from should be affirmed, without costs. The fraudulent denial of arrests in the petitioner’s application for employment may have constituted a valid ground for denial of employment and therefore for dismissal following a reasonable opportunity for discovery. After the passage of an extended period of time, however, in this instance five years, the ground loses its force. It is immaterial whether one regards the basis for ignoring the original fraud as a waiver, estoppel, or laches. Beyond the reasonable time for discovery of the fraud, petitioner should not have been dismissed unless first there had been a showing, either that there was still a valid basis for disqualification to fill the position because of the arrests, or that he had been guilty of misconduct or incompetence in the performance of his duties.
Concur: Chief Judge Breitel and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Rabin and Stevens concur in memorandum.
Order affirmed.
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