New York Court of Appeals, 1976

Town Board of Clarkstown v. Sterngass

Town Board of Clarkstown v. Sterngass
New York Court of Appeals · Decided October 19, 1976
40 N.Y.2d 888; 357 N.E.2d 1017; 389 N.Y.S.2d 362; 1976 N.Y. LEXIS 3063
Town Board of Clarkstown v. Sterngass

Opinion of the Court

Order reversed, without costs, and the judgment of Supreme Court, Rockland County, reinstated. On close balance the court favors the findings of fact by Special Term (see Cohen and Karger, Powers of the New York Court of Appeals, § 112).

Concur: Chief Judge Breitel and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Cooke.

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