Jones v. Beame

Order, Supreme Court, New York County, entered May 10, 1976, which *779denied municipal defendants’ motion to dismiss the first, second, third, ninth and eleventh causes of action, unanimously reversed, on the law, and the motion granted, without costs and without disbursements. Plaintiffs, alleging to be resident taxpayers and organizations devoted to the humane treatment of animals, seek a declaratory judgment that New York City is operating certain of its zoos in violation of the Agriculture and Markets Law of New York State, is committing common-law waste, and is violating the New York City…