Petitioner's threshold assertion that the court should review the Attorney General's interpretation of the purchase agreement de novo is incorrect. Courts review determinations of the Attorney General concerning down payments, which frequently turn on contract interpretation questions, using the "rational basis" standard (see Dunlop Dev. Corp. v Spitzer,
The CPLR article 78 court correctly held that...
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