Legal Opinion
Gladsky v. City of Glen Cove
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 14, 1991PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Eiber, J.
At issue on appeal is the validity of a contract of sale whereby the City of Glen Cove, as seller, agreed to convey certain waterfront property to the plaintiff, John Gladsky, Jr. Although the plaintiff now seeks to enforce the terms of this contract, we conclude, as did the Supreme Court, that General City Law §20 (2) divests the city of the power to convey publicly owned waterfront property except by special act of the Legislature. Since legislative approval was not obtained, the city’s cross motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint was properly…
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