Friends of the Pine Bush v. Planning Bd. of the City of Albany

• Decision Date: 09 June 1983
• Citation: 465 N.Y.S.2d 924,59 N.Y.2d 849
• Parties: , 452 N.E.2d 1252 In the Matter of FRIENDS OF THE PINE BUSH, an unincorporated association, etc., Respondents-Appellants, v. PLANNING BOARD OF THE CITY OF ALBANY, et al., Appellants-Respondents, G.M.R. Properties, Inc. et al., Intervenors-Respondents.
• Court: New York Court of Appeals Court of Appeals

Page 924

465 N.Y.S.2d 924

59 N.Y.2d 849, 452 N.E.2d 1252

In the Matter of FRIENDS OF THE PINE BUSH, an unincorporated association, etc., Respondents-Appellants, v. PLANNING BOARD OF THE CITY OF ALBANY, et al., Appellants-Respondents, G.M.R. Properties, Inc. et al., Intervenors-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of New York.

June 9, 1983.

Vincent J. McArdle, Jr., Corp. Counsel, Albany, (Condon A. Lyons, Albany, of counsel), for appellants-respondents.

Lewis B. Oliver, Jr., Albany, for respondents-appellants.

Peter A. Lynch, Albany, for intervenors-respondents.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Order affirmed, with costs. The Appellate Division did not err in retaining the appeal despite mootness or in converting the proceeding to an action for declaratory judgment. On the merits we affirm for the reasons stated in the opinion by Presiding Justice A. Franklin Mahoney at the Appellate Division (86 A.D.2d 246, 450 N.Y.S.2d 966).

JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER and SIMONS, JJ., concur.

COOKE, C.J., took no part.