Legal Opinion
Union Free School District No. 14 v. Village of Hewlett Bay Park
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 15, 1950PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStoddart, J.
The defendant moves to dismiss the complaint on two grounds: (1) that the plaintiff has no legal right to maintain an action for a declaratory judgment, and (2) that the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.
The complaint reveals the following facts which must be deemed to be true on this motion. The defendant village in 1949 by an amendment to its ordinances, excluded the erection of any schools within the borders of the village. At a special meeting of the qualified voters of the plaintiff district on July 13, 1950, the plaintiff was authorized to acquire…
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- Hickox v. GriffinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948
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