Legal Opinion

Coutant v. Town of Poughkeepsie

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided August 6, 1979PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Suozzi, J. P.

Plaintiffs seek a declaration that the 1956 Town of Poughkeepsie Zoning Ordinance is null and void. The defendant Town of Poughkeepsie appeals from an order which granted the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment and declared that the said ordinance was at all times null and void. The order should be reversed and plaintiffs’ motion should be denied.

In our view, Special Term erred in granting summary judgment to plaintiffs. In their complaint dated October 20, 1976, plaintiffs alleged that a purported zoning ordinance enacted by the town in 1956, and under…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Shepard v. Village of SkaneatelesNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
  2. Merritt v. . Village of PortchesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
  3. Town of Bedford v. Village of Mount KiscoNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
  4. Levitt v. Incorporated VillageNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
  5. Village of Mill Neck v. NolanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1931

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. v. Town of SardiniaNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
  2. Horn v. International Business Machines Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  3. Gardiner v. Lo GrandeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  4. Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. v. Town of SardiniaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  5. Hoehmann v. Town of ClarkstownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023

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