William P. Henne, Jr., appellant, v Maya Assurance Company, respondent. v. << (2011)

Argued—April 26, 2011

DECISION & ORDER

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for breach of an employment contract, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (McCarty, III, J.), entered June 14, 2010, as denied his motion for summary judgment on the first cause of action to recover damages for breach of contract based on wrongful discharge and, upon searching the record, awarded summary judgment in favor of the defendant dismissing the first cause of action.

ORDERED that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

The plaintiff was hired by the defendant pursuant to an employment contract which provided, among other things, that the plaintiff would serve a 12–month probationary period.   When the plaintiff's employment was terminated after nine months, he commenced this action alleging, among other things, that the defendant breached the employment contract.

Contrary to the plaintiff's contention, the employment contract unambiguously provided that he was a probationary employee at the time his employment was terminated.   Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly denied his motion for summary judgment on the first cause of action to recover damages for breach of contract based on wrongful discharge and, upon searching the record, properly awarded summary judgment in favor of the defendant dismissing the first cause of action (see Sanford v. Computing Group, 5 AD3d 466, 467;  Cooyar v. Tower Air, 171 A.D.2d 640;  see also Matter of York v. McGuire, 63 N.Y.2d 760, 761;  Supan v. Michelfeld, 97 A.D.2d 755, 756).

COVELLO, J.P., ENG, CHAMBERS and MILLER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Matthew G. Kiernan

Clerk of the Court