Case Name: In the Matter of Brian Karst et al., Appellants, v. Town of Carmel, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-10-13
Citations: 254 A.D.2d 359
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Brian Karst et al., Appellants, v Town of Carmel, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 254
Pages: 359–359

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Brian Karst et al., Appellants, v Town of Carmel, Respondent.
[678 NYS2d 727]

Opinion:
In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to prohibit the Town of Carmel from allegedly depriving the petitioners of their rights under McKinney's Unconsolidated Laws of NY § 971, the petitioners appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Beisner, J.), dated August 26, 1997, which dismissed the proceeding.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
"[T]he extraordinary remedy of prohibition lies only where there is a clear legal right and only when the body or officer 'acts or threatens to act without jurisdiction in a matter over which it has no power over the subject matter or where it exceeds its authorized powers in a proceeding over which it has jurisdiction'" (Matter of Bondi v Jones, 40 NY2d 8, 13, quoting Matter of State of New York v King, 36 NY2d 59, 62). The petitioners have failed to demonstrate a clear legal right to the relief sought. Bracken, J. P., Ritter, Copertino, Santucci and Altman, JJ., concur.