Legal Opinion
Locust Club v. City of Rochester
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 11, 1968PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bastow, J. P.
Plaintiffs brought this action seeking a declaration as to the validity, legality and constitutionality of an enactment of the Rochester City Council creating a Police Advisory Board. The order appealed from in substance stripped the Board of all the functions granted by the ordinance, except the right to receive and file complaints of the use of excessive or unnecessary force by members of the Rochester Police Bureau.
A proper understanding of the issues presented requires examination of the provisions of the ordinance. The Charter of the City of Rochester (§ 12-31, formerly §…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Craig v. HarneySupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Woods v. Board of SupervisorsNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Locust Club v. City of RochesterNew York Supreme Court · 1965
3Cited by4 opinions
- City of Newark v. BenjaminNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1976
- Harrington v. TateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Durante v. EvansNew York Supreme Court · 1982
- Mayor of New York v. Council of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1999