Penale v. County of Niagara

Judgment unanimously reversed on the law without costs and judgment granted, in accordance with the following Memorandum: Petitioner’s CPLR article 78 proceeding challenging a resolution of the Niagara County Legislature should have been converted to a declaratory judgment action and we now do so (CPLR 103 [c]; Matter of Lakeland Water Disk v Onondaga County Water Auth., 24 NY2d 400, 406-408). This does not compromise petitioner’s right to a jury trial, duly demanded, without objection (see, Matter of Conway v Carey, 255 App Div 374; Ripple’s of Clearview v Le Havre Assocs., Ill Mise 2d 263,…