Town of Hempstead v. Goldblatt

The question raised is whether an ordinance of the Town of Hempstead regulating the defendants’ business is confiscatory and in violation of the due process clause of both the Federal and State Constitutions.

The defendants seek to revise a judgment of the Appellate Division unanimously affirming a judgment of Special Term upholding the constitutionality of the ordinance and enjoining the defendants from conducting sand mining and excavation on certain property in the Town of Hempstead until a permit has been issued and certain violations of the ordinance have been corrected. They contend that…