Legal Opinion
Wa-Wa-Yanda, Inc. v. Dickerson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 8, 1963PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSamuel Rabin, J.
The basic problem presented on this appeal is whether a town which has granted a lease on land owned in its proprietary capacity, may thereafter, by governmental action *252in adopting an amended zoning resolution, curtail the tenant’s use of the demised premises as authorized by the leasehold agreement.
At the core of this proceeding is a written lease made on December 31, 1952 by the Town of Islip, as landlord, acting through its then Supervisor, pursuant to a prior resolution adopted by the Town Board. The lease demised to petitioner W a-W a-Y anda, Inc., a domestic corporation, 10 acres on the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Dowsey v. Village of KensingtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Vernon Park Realty, Inc. v. City of Mount VernonNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Twentieth Century Associates, Inc. v. WaldmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1945
- City of New York v. Pike Realty Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- O'Brien v. Town of GreenburghAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Granada Buildings, Inc. v. City of KingstonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority v. McCraneSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
- City of New York v. Kingsview Homes, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1975