Case Name: In the Matter of the Application of Herbert M. Williams for a Mandamus Order, Respondent, against Michael F. Barrett, as Building Inspector of the Village of Mamaroneek, N. Y., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1929-12
Citations: 228 A.D. 668
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Application of Herbert M. Williams for a Mandamus Order, Respondent, against Michael F. Barrett, as Building Inspector of the Village of Mamaroneek, N. Y., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 228
Pages: 668–668

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Application of Herbert M. Williams for a Mandamus Order, Respondent, against Michael F. Barrett, as Building Inspector of the Village of Mamaroneek, N. Y., Appellant.

Opinion:
Order, in so far as it grants motion for an alternative mandamus order, affirmed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements. (Matter of Isenbarth v. Bartnett, 206 App. Div. 546; affd., 237 N. Y. 617.) Lazansky, P. J., Young, Hagarty and Carswell, JJ., concur; Kapper, J., dissents, being of opinion that the remedy of the petitioner is by application for a variance upon the ground of practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship, and that an alternative mandamus order, if granted, substitutes a jury in lieu of the authorities appointed by the Legislature to establish zones under the Zoning Laws.