Legal Opinion
Arverne Bay Construction Co. v. Thatcher
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 24, 1938PublishedCited by 257 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLehman, J.
The plaintiff is the owner of a plot of vacant land on the northerly side of Linden boulevard in the borough of Brooklyn. Until 1928 the district in which the property is situated was classified as an “ unrestricted ” zone, under the Building Zone Resolution of the city of New York (New York Code of Ordinances, Appendix B). Then, by amendment of the ordinance and the “ Use District Map,” the district was placed in a residence zone. The plaintiff, claiming that its property could not be used properly or profitably for any purpose permitted in a residence zone and that, in consequence, the…
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- People Ex Rel. Fordham Manor Reformed Church v. WalshNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Hairston v. Danville & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
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