Case Name: Town of Oyster Bay, Appellant, v. New York Telephone Company, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1980-04-14
Citations: 75 A.D.2d 598
Docket Number: 
Parties: Town of Oyster Bay, Appellant, v New York Telephone Company, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 75
Pages: 598–598

Head Matter:
Town of Oyster Bay, Appellant, v New York Telephone Company, Respondent.

Opinion:
an action to permanently enjoin defendant from (1) erecting utility poles and (2) removing any town-owned trees, without the approval of its superintendent of highways, the Town of Oyster Bay appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated January 12, 1979, which denied its motion for a preliminary injunction. Appeal dismissed as academic, with $50 costs and disbursements. Since Special Term and this court denied plaintiff's motions for a preliminary injunction, defendant has lawfully erected the poles in controversy. An injunction will not issue to prohibit a fait accompli (see Katz v Hoe & Co., 278 App Div 766, mot for lv to app den 302 NY 949, cert den 342 US 886; 7A Weinstein-KornMiller, NY Civ Prac, par 6301.15). Lazer, J. P., Mangano, Gibbons and Margett, JJ., concur.