Legal Opinion
MATTER OF EMMETT v. Town of Edmeston
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 8, 2004PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
Petitioners’ claims are directed at a Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) determination granting a variance. Petitioners cannot invoke the “relation back” doctrine (see CPLR 203 [b]) to avoid dismissal for failure to join the ZBA, a necessary party (see CPLR 1001, 1003). Use of the “relation back” doctrine requires “unity of interest” between the party in the proceeding and the nonparty (see Mondello v New York Blood Ctr.—Greater N.Y. Blood Program, 80 NY2d 219, 226 [1992]). Petitioners’ claim that the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Mondello v. New York Blood CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- Commco, Inc. v. AmelkinNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
3Cited by16 opinions
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- Bikur Cholim, Inc. v. Village of SuffernDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2009
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