Legal Opinion
WNEK Vending & Amusements Co. v. City of Buffalo
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 19, 1980PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Samuel L. Green, J.
This is a CPLR article 78 proceeding. Petitioners question the application and constitutionality of a 1952 City of Buffalo Ordinance (ch 7, § 27) which regulates the licensing of coin-operated amusement devices. They seek declaratory and injunctive relief. Petitioners contend that the ordinance is substantively vague, procedurally deficient, unevenly applied and beyond the legitimate exercise of the police power of the Buffalo Common Council. Petitioners suggest that because public concern about gambling has changed significantly during the last 30 years…
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- People v. PagnottaNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
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