Consolidated Petroleum Terminal, Inc. v. Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson

In an action, inter alia, to declare invalid an amendment to a village zoning law, plaintiff *612appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, dated September 20, 1979, which granted defendants’ motion for a protective order. Order modified by adding thereto, after the words "a protective order is granted”, the following: "except as to the former Chairman of the Village Planning Board.” As so modified, order affirmed, without costs or disbursements. Although inquiry into the motivation underlying the enactment of legislation is impermissible, it is well settled that inquiry into the…