Legal Opinion
Yonkers Community Development Agency v. Morris
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 10, 1975PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuchsberg, J.
We are here confronted with the question of whether a taking of land by the City of Yonkers, through its Community Development Agency, is for a sufficiently public purpose to be permissible under the requirements of our Federal and State Constitutions* and under applicable State and Federal law.
This action arises out of the agency’s formal request for a condemnation order, pursuant to our section 4 of the Condemnation Law. Defendants are tenants and landowners, both business and residential, in the area selected for redevelopment.
Both parties are before us on their pleadings and supporting…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Berman v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Kaskel v. ImpellitteriNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
- Denihan Enterprises, Inc. v. O'DwyerNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
- Matter of Murray v. LaguardiaNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Cannata v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
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3Cited by66 opinions
- Jackson v. New York State Urban Development Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- City of Yonkers v. Otis Elevator Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Waldo's, Inc. v. Village of Johnson CityNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Kaur v. New York State Urban Development Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 2010
- Goldstein v. New York State Urban Development Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 2009
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