Legal Opinion
Matter of Wulfsohn v. Burden
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 24, 1925PublishedCited by 196 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hiscock, Ch. J.
The appellant Wulfsohn is seeking by peremptory mandamus to compel the respondent Burden to approve plans and issue a building permit for an apartment house which he desires to erect in the City of Mount Vernon. The refusal to issue this permit, which has been sustained by the court, is based upon the fact that the proposed building will violate certain zoning regulations. Appellant challenges these regulations as unconstitutional and void and thus is framed the question of constitutionality on which we are to pass.
By the statute in relation to cities (Laws of 1909, ch. 26, as…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Noble State Bank v. HaskellSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Miller v. Board of Public Works of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1925
- People Ex Rel. Durham Realty Corp. v. La FetraNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Welch v. SwaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Bacon v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
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3Cited by196 opinions
- Rodgers v. Village of TarrytownNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
- Gorieb v. FoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Dowsey v. Village of KensingtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Lombardo v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1934
- Shepard v. Village of SkaneatelesNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
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