Case Name: In the Matter of the Application of Menreal Corporation, Appellant, against The Board of Standards and Appeals of The City of New York and Others, Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1932-05
Citations: 235 A.D. 850
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Application of Menreal Corporation, Appellant, against The Board of Standards and Appeals of The City of New York and Others, Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 235
Pages: 850–850

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Application of Menreal Corporation, Appellant, against The Board of Standards and Appeals of The City of New York and Others, Respondents.

Opinion:
Order confirming the determination of the board of standards and appeals reversed on the law and the facts, with costs, certiorari order sustained, determination annulled, and it is directed that the respondents grant appellant's petition for a variance of the Zoning Ordinance so as to permit the building upon appellant's premises to be used as a public dance hall and for lodge and social club purposes as formerly used by appellant's predecessor in title. In our opinion, the action of the board of standards and appeals in denying appellant's petition for a variance on the ground of practical difficulties and unnecessary hardships was unreasonable and arbitrary. Lazansky, P. J., Young, Tompkins and Davis, JJ., concur; Scudder, J., not voting.