Legal Opinion
Baldwin v. City of Buffalo
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 25, 1959PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBubke, J.
Local Law No. 1 of 1959 of the City of Buffalo alters the boundaries of 26 of the 27 wards in the city. Local Law No. 2 divides the city into 9 councilmanic districts, each composed of 3 of the newly formed wards.
The validity of this legislation is challenged in two actions. One action seeks a declaratory judgment that Local Law No. 1 is invalid on the theory that it changes the mode of selection of members of the Erie County Board of Supervisors elected from the city, contrary to the prohibition found in the State constitutional and statutory home rule provisions, and that, in any event, a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Adler v. DeeganNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- City of New York v. New York City Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1908
- Robertson v. ZimmermannNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Bareham v. City of RochesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Matter of Mayor, Etc., of New York (Elm St.)New York Court of Appeals · 1927
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Roth v. CuevasNew York Supreme Court · 1993
- Albany Area Builders Ass'n v. Town of GuilderlandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Fossella v. AdamsNew York Court of Appeals · 2025
- Mehiel v. County Board of Legislators of WestchesterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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