Legal Opinion
Incorporated Village of Old Field v. Hickey
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 18, 1996PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*667The defendants own a 10-acre property on the north shore of Long Island in the Village of Old Field (hereinafter the Village) in Suffolk County. At the edge of their property, on the beach, sits an enormous boulder. In 1990, a green shamrock, at least 20 feet high and with an "H” in the center, was painted on the side of the boulder facing out to sea. The defendants also painted their name, "Hickey”, on the boulder in six-foot high letters.
The Village notified the defendants that the "defaced” boulder constituted a violation of the Village zoning code. The Village contended that the painting…
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