Legal Opinion
Cromwell v. Ferrier
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 2, 1967PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBreitel, J.
Petitioner appeals from an order of the Appellate Division, Second Department. He brought this proceeding under article 78 of CPLR to review determinations of the respondents Building Inspector and Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Wallkill that two billboards on petitioner’s land violated a town zoning ordinance. Special Term denied the application and the Appellate Division affirmed in a short memorandum by a divided court.
An important constitutional issue is involved. Petitioner concedes that the signboards violate the provisions of the local law in question but argues that the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- General Outdoor Advertising Co. v. Department of Public WorksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Murphy, Inc. v. Town of WestportSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1944
- Norate Corp. v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Perlmutter v. GreeneNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- People Ex Rel. M. Wineburgh Advertising Co. v. MurphyNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San DiegoSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San DiegoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
- E. B. Elliott Adv. Co., Henry F. Hill, Intervenor-Appellant v. Metropolitan Dade County, a Political Subdivision of the State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Suffolk Outdoor Advertising Co. v. HulseNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Modjeska Sign Studios, Inc. v. BerleNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
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