Legal Opinion

Pless v. Town of Royalton

New York Court of Appeals

Decided June 10, 1993PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

The issue before us is whether a municipality is estopped from certifying a road as abandoned due to nonuse for six years (Highway Law § 205 [1]) because, during the relevant period, it certified that the road was a highway for purposes of obtaining State highway funds.

It is not disputed that from 1982 through 1987 the Town included the parts of the road at issue in its calculation of Town highway miles to the State for highway maintenance funding. On October 20, 1987, the Town issued a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hamptons Hospital & Medical Center, Inc. v. MooreNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. Daleview Nursing Home v. AxelrodNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. Pless v. Town of RoyaltonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

3Cited by66 opinions

  1. Dandomar Co. v. Town of Pleasant Valley Town BoardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. In re the Foreclosure of Tax Liens by Village of FleischmannsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  3. Van Kleeck v. HammondAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  4. Arcuri v. Village of RemsenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  5. Wills v. Town of OrleansAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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