Legal Opinion · Dissent

Di Matteo v. State

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 13, 1975No. Claim No. 54277Published

1Dissent

Kane, J. (dissenting).

We would affirm for the reasons set forth in the clear and comprehensive decision of the Trial Judge. This court should be slow to substitute its judgment for that of the Trial Judge who had the opportunity to view the premises and observe the attitude and demeanor of the expert witnesses who testified as to the reasonable probability of rezoning. In evaluating their testimony as it appears in this record, it seems clear to us that the findings made were based upon evidence of a high enough quality to sustain a finding of the reasonable probability of rezoning (Metzner v…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Masten v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
  2. Masten v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1960
  3. Metzner v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973

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