Legal Opinion
People v. Kuss
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 6, 1973PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWachtler, J.
On March 20, 1962 at a meeting of the Islip Town Board the appellant, Donald Kuss, a councilman and member of the town board, introduced and voted in favor of a resolution which changed the covenants and restrictions on a three-acre tract of land located at the intersection of Lakeland and Johnson Avenues in Sayville, New York.
Originally this parcel had been zoned “ residential ”, but in 1958 on application of the owner the major portion of the property had been rezoned “Business 1”. Although this general category allowed the construction of stores and apartment houses, the town board had…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- People v. Fay, BoveNew York Court of Appeals · 1946
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