Legal Opinion
Dowsey v. Village of Kensington
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 15, 1931PublishedCited by 192 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLehman, J.
The village of Kensington is situated in a territory known as the Great Neck section of Long Island. In that section, contiguous to the city of New York, homes have been built by many who sought there a grace and dignity of life difficult to attain in or near great urban industrial centers. The village communities scattered through that section are almost completely residential. Mercantile, industrial and social activities there serve, almost exclusively, the wants of the residents of the section. The village of Kensington is coterminous with a plot of land which was originally developed as a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- People Ex Rel. Durham Realty Corp. v. La FetraNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Matter of Wulfsohn v. BurdenNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Matter of Larkin Co. v. SchwabNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- People Ex Rel. Fordham Manor Reformed Church v. WalshNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
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3Cited by192 opinions
- Northern Westchester Professional Park Associates v. Town of BedfordNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Matter of Otto v. SteinhilberNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Arverne Bay Construction Co. v. ThatcherNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Rodgers v. Village of TarrytownNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
- Shepard v. Village of SkaneatelesNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
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