Association of the Bar v. Lewisohn

Petitioner in this proceeding pursuant to CPLB article 78 is the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. As its name indicates, petitioner is a “ bar association. ’ ’ At this point the reader may be puzzled by the foregoing statement of the obvious, but the significance of the statement will materialize in the course of this opinion. Petitioner is the owner of real property consisting of the House of the Association of the Bar located at 42 West 44th Street, Borough of Manhattan, and the Bar Building located at 36 West 44th Street, Borough of Manhattan.

Bespondents are the Finance…