Elgar v. S. H. Kress & Co.
Elgar v. S. H. Kress & Co.
Opinion of the Court
In this action for injunctive relief and money damages, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Appellate Division, First Department, which reversed on the law an order of the Special Term, Supreme Court, Bronx County, denying defendant’s motion for summary judgment made under the Rules of Civil Practice (rule 113) and granted defendant summary judgment dismissing the plaintiff’s complaint.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff is the owner and occupant of a single-family dwelling situated on the easterly side of Elm Place between the southerly side of East Fordham Road and the northerly side of 188th Street, Borough of The Bronx, which is a district zoned residential; that the defendant has erected a five-story commercial building facing on East Fordham Road, having its freight entrance and loading platform on the west side of Elm Place directly opposite the plaintiff’s house, which is in a district zoned Retail-1; that the defendant’s building as thus erected was in violation of the city’s zoning regulations in that the. consent of the property owners within the designated radius was not first obtained before the adoption of the rezoning resolution increasing the depth of retail, district 1 between Elm Place and Tiebout Avenue by 100 feet, the effect of which is to deteriorate the value of plaintiff’s property for residential purposes. The complaint further alleges that the noise and disturbance caused by the loading
The judgment of the Appellate Division should be reversed and the order of Special Term reinstated, with costs in this court and in the Appellate Division.
.....Conway, Ch. J., Fuld, Froessel and Burke, JJ., concur with Dye, J.; Desmond, J., dissents and votes to affirm upon the ground that the complaint and affidavits show conclusively that plaintiff has no grounds for any relief; Van Voorhis, J., taking no part.
Judgment accordingly.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Anna M. Elgar v. S. H. Kress & Co.
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- Published