Buffalo Crushed Stone, Inc. v. Town of Cheektowaga

13 N.Y.3d 88 (2009)

BUFFALO CRUSHED STONE, INC., Appellant,

v.

TOWN OF CHEEKTOWAGA, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Argued June 4, 2009.

Decided June 30, 2009.

Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, Buffalo (John G. Horn of counsel), for appellant.

David J. Seeger, Buffalo, and Alison L. Odojewski for respondent.

Gilberti Stinziano Heintz & Smith, PC., Syracuse (Adam J. Schultz, Kevin G. Roe and Patricia S. Naughton of counsel), for New York State Construction Materials Association, Inc., amicus curiae.

Judges READ, SMITH, PIGOTT and JONES concur with Judge CIPARICK; Chief Judge LIPPMAN dissents in part…