Empire City Racing Ass'n v. City of Yonkers

The Empire City Racing Association is the owner of the premises in question, and has conducted and maintained thereon for twenty-eight years a race track where race meets are held twice a year. In November, 1927, three barns belonging to the petitioner were destroyed by fire, and the petitioner applied to the building inspector for a permit to erect two new barns in place thereof, not upon the same location, but within the boundary of the premises used as the track.

The application was first granted and, when work had proceeded to a considerable extent, the application was revoked. Petitioner…