New York Court of Appeals October 24, 1995 (Torre v. County of Nassau)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Bellacosa, J.

This case involves a Nassau County Probation Department attorney who was fired as part of the County’s effort to deal with a major revenue shortfall by enactment in December

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1991 of its 1992 budget. The attorney sued to regain his job and this Court granted him leave to appeal from an Appellate Division order dismissing his case.