Keenly v. McCarty

Smith, E. N., J.

The defendant is the owner of premises known as No. 1913 James street, in the city of Syracuse, N. Y., and the plaintiffs are owners of premises adjoining the premises of the defendant. The premises involved herein are within what is known as Class A residential district under the Zoning Ordinance of the city, which in general prohibits the use of premises within the district for business purposes. This Zoning Ordinance went into effect in or about January, 1922.

Prior to January, 1922, and for a number of years subsequent *525thereto, the premises now owned by the defendant were…