New York Court of Appeals, 1971

Brannelly v. Donovan

Brannelly v. Donovan
New York Court of Appeals · Decided October 21, 1971
29 N.Y.2d 748; 276 N.E.2d 235; 326 N.Y.S.2d 400; 1971 N.Y. LEXIS 1021

Brannelly v. Donovan

Opinion of the Court

Appeal dismissed, with costs, upon the ground that no constitutional question is presented, in the following memorandum: Not every denial or grant of a variance necessarily raises a substantial constitutional question (Salamar Bldrs. Corp. v. Tuttle, 29 N Y 2d 221, decided herewith) and our examination of the complete record discloses that, despite some convenient reference appearing in appellants’ opposing papers on the prior motion to dismiss in this court [27 N Y 2d 1006], the purported constitutional question is an issue never litigated by either party. Instead, the appeal raises questions as to the existence of evidentiary findings alone, and for that reason should be dismissed.

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