New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of Catherine Hickox, Appellants, Against E. Floyd Griffin, Constituting the Board of…
January 13, 1949298 N.Y. 365
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division, annulled the Town of Oyster Bay Board of Appeals' grant of a zoning variance to Long Island University, and denied the application because the board exceeded its statutory authority and failed to demonstrate the required specific unnecessary hardship.