City of Albany v. Lee

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of plaintiff, entered January 25, 1980 in Albany County, upon a decision of the court at a Trial Term, without a jury. Defendant breeds and raises St. Bernard dogs at her home in a residential district within the City of Albany. The number of dogs which she maintains at any given time has varied between 6 and 12, with approximately one half of the dogs being housed indoors while the others are kept in dog runs constructed of chain-link fence in the rear yard. Following complaints by various residents in the neighborhood, the City of Albany…