Legal Opinion
County of Westchester v. Town of Greenwich, Conn.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 10, 1990No. 90 Civ. 1302 (GLG)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOETTEL, District Judge.
Cases involving the acronym “NIMBY,” which stands for “Not In My Backyard,” have been feverishly litigated throughout the country. In this case, we are presented with a variation on the theme, and have developed what we believe is a new acronym, NIMAS, which stands for “Not In My Airspace.”
I. PACTS
Plaintiff, the County of Westchester, which is located in New York State, owns and operates the Westchester County Airport (“WCA”). WCA has been in existence for approximately forty years and is utilized by both commercial and private aircraft. WCA should not be…
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- County of Westchester v. Town of Greenwich, Conn.District Court, S.D. New York · 1992
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- County of Westchester v. Town of GreenwichDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- Sound Aircraft Services, Inc. v. Town Of East HamptonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
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