Legal Opinion
City of New York v. 17 Vista Associates
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 25, 1994PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
The principal issue presented is whether a developer’s promise to pay money to a low-income housing trust in exchange for an expedited and favorable determination for construction permits by a municipality is void as violative of public policy.
I
The Seamen’s Church Institute of New York and New Jersey (the Institute), a not-for-profit religious corporation, maintained headquarters at a State Street site in New York City at which it housed seamen who were in New York between voyages. The certificate of occupancy described the building as a class B multiple dwelling.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Parkview Associates v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- McConnell v. Commonwealth Pictures Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1960
- Rottkamp v. YoungAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1964
- Rottkamp v. YoungNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
- Seawall Associates v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Video Aid Corp. v. Town of WallkillNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- Overhoff v. Ginsburg Development, L.L.C.District Court, S.D. New York · 2001
- Montano v. City of WatervlietAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Koehler v. Town of SmithtownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Episcopal Charities of Albany, Inc. v. Albany Medical Center—South Clinical CampusAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
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