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In the Matter of B. L. Rothstein, Respondent, against County Operating Corp., Respondent, and Edward P. Larkin et al., Constituting the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead, Appellants.
    Argued March 2, 1959;
    decided April 9, 1959.
    
      
      Robert M. Stein and John A. Morhous for appellants.
    
      George Trosh, Arthur A. Kaye, Salvatore L. Di Giovanna and Eugene L. Weisbein for B. L. Bothstein, respondent.
    
      George Trosh for Lemir Realty Corp., amicus curiae, in support of respondent’s position.
   Order affirmed, with costs. In making determinations upon applications for special exceptions under the Zoning Ordinance, the Town Board exercises judgment or discretion of a character which is reviewable as to reasonableness in a proceeding under article 78 of the Civil Practice Act (Matter of Lerner v. Young, 286 App. Div. 1109, motion for leave to appeal denied 309 N. Y. 1035; Matter of Frantellizzi v. Herman, 1 A D 2d 980, motion for leave to appeal granted [but appeal not prosecuted] 1 N Y 2d 643). No opinion.

Concur: Chief Judge Conway and Judges Desmond, Dye, Fuld, Froessel, Van Voorhis and Burke.