Legal Opinion
Sherwood Realty Corp. v. Feriola
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 1, 1948PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFlannery, J.
The intervener here applied for a variance to the board of zoning appeals of the city of Yonkers on the ground of “ practical difficulties and unreasonable hardships ” under the particular provisions of Yonkers General Ordinance No. 5-1948, which read as follows:
“ The Board of Appeals shall also, in addition to the powers granted by statute, have power in a special case, where there are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in the way. of carrying out the strict letter of this amending ordinance, after public notice and hearing and subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Matter of Otto v. SteinhilberNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Matter of Levy v. Bd. of Standards AppealsNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Matter of Reed v. Bd. of Standards AppealsNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Matter of Thomas v. Board of Standards AppealsNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
3Cited by4 opinions
- Board of Zoning Appeals v. CombsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1959
- State ex rel. Markdale Corp. v. Board of AppealsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
- Thompson, Weinman & Co. v. Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Alabama · 1963
- Sherwood Realty Corp. v. FeriolaNew York Supreme Court · 1949