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ETHICAL CULTURE v. SPATT

51 N.Y.2d 449 (1980)

In the Matter of the Society for Ethical Culture in the City of New York, Appellant, v. Beverly M. Spatt et al., Constituting the Landmarks Preservation Commission, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 18, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Haimoff, Joseph Blum, Leo Rosen, Marcia B. Paul and Laurie R. Rockett for appellant.

Allen G. Schwartz, Corporation Counsel (Carolyn E. Demarest and Leonard Koerner of counsel), for respondents.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur.

WACHTLER, J.

At issue in this case is the propriety of the action of New York City's Landmark Preservation Commission in designating as a landmark the Meeting House of the Society of Ethical Culture of the City of New York (Society). The Society argues that the designation, with its attendant restrictions on the use of the property, is a confiscation without due compensation and an interference with the free...

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