Legal Opinion
Ruston v. Town Bd. for Town of Skaneateles
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 8, 2010No. Docket 09-4480-cvPublishedCited by 290 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS JACOBS, Chief Judge:
Plaintiffs-appellants Lawrence and Janet Ruston (“the Rustons”) allege a “class of one” equal protection claim against local authorities that denied applications for a subdivision and additional sewer hookups for plaintiffs’ lot fronting Lake Skaneateles.
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The Rustons own a 27-acre lakefront lot within the Town of Skaneateles (“Town”), but outside of the Village of Skaneateles (“Village”). In 1990, the property had a single house, in. which the Rustons lived, and three other structures, all connected to the Village’s sewer system. They plead that the Town and the…
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