Legal Opinion
City of Buffalo v. Dankner
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 10, 1975PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoule, J.
The question presented on this appeal is whether the City of Buffalo may pursue an action against the owner of a blighted structure which it caused to be demolished to recover a personal mdney judgment for the cost of demolition.
Defendant was the owner of improved property at 328 Adams Street in the City of Buffalo which, kindled by an incendiary device, was destroyed by fire on August 18, 1971. On April 7, 1972 the city caused what remained of the structure to be demolished at a cost of $1,893 and on March 12, 1973 brought an action in the City Court of Buffalo to recover its expenditure.…
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