BLOOM v. TOWN BD. OF THE TOWN OF OYSTER BAY


32 N.Y.2d 930 (1973)

Frank Bloom et al., Respondents, v. Town Board of the Town of Oyster Bay, Appellant, and Robert Liebowitz et al., Intervenors-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 7, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Conroy, Town Attorney (Charles F. Lynch of counsel), for appellant.

George C. Pratt for intervenors-appellants.

William R. Cotter for respondents.

Concur: Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, GABRIELLI, JONES and WACHTLER. Judge JASEN dissents and votes to affirm in the following opinion in which Judge BREITEL concurs.


Order reversed, without costs, on the dissenting opinion at the Appellate Division and judgment granted to appellants declaring valid the rezoning resolution in question in accordance with the conditions and distinctions contained therein.

JASEN, J. (dissenting).

I agree with the majority that Special Term's construction of the phrase "lot area", excluding as it did the 13 acres of sloping land, was erroneous. However, I would otherwise affirm...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases