Davis v. City of Syracuse
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*977A legislative body cannot be required to set general standards for areas in which it has discretion to act as long as it retains the authority to make individual decisions (see, Cummings v Town Bd., 62 NY2d 833, 834). The City of Syracuse has retained such authority by section 6-202 (4) of the City Charter. Neither this ordinance nor State law (see, Real Property Tax Law § 1166 [1]) places any limitation upon the city’s discretion.
Petitioner also has failed to establish any fundamental constitutional right which supports its claim of denial of due process or equal protection of the law.…
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- Cummings v. Town Board of North CastleNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
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