Legal Opinion

Levitt v. Incorporated Village

New York Court of Appeals

Decided July 8, 1959PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFeobssbl, J.

The enactment of a two-acre minimum lot area requirement is, in an appropriate case, a legitimate exercise of the police power (Village Law, § 89, subd. 30; §§ 175, .177; Dilliard v. Village of North Hills, 276 App. Div., 969; Flora Realty & Investment Co. v. City of Ladue, 362 Mo. 1025, appeal dismissed 344 U. S. 802; Senior v. Zoning Comm. of Town of New Canaan, 146 Conn. 531, decided April Term, 1959; Fischer v. Township of Bedminster, 11 N. J. 194; see Franmor Realty Corp. v. Village of Old Westbury, 280 App. Div. 945, motion for leave to appeal dismissed 304 N. Y. 843; Elbert v. Village…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. Arverne Bay Construction Co. v. ThatcherNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
  3. Rodgers v. Village of TarrytownNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
  4. Matter of Wulfsohn v. BurdenNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
  5. Dowsey v. Village of KensingtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1931

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Parkview Associates v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. Berenson v. Town of New CastleNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. Asian Americans for Equality v. KochNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. Honore de St. Aubin v. FlackeNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  5. Four States Realty Co., Inc. v. City of Baton RougeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975

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