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Griffin v. Town Board

23 A.D.2d 944, 259 N.Y.S.2d 906, 1965 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5115
CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
DecidedMay 24, 1965
StatusPublished

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Griffin v. Town Board, 23 A.D.2d 944, 259 N.Y.S.2d 906, 1965 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5115 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1965).

Opinion

Hamm, J.

Appeal from a judgment dismissing a petition to require the respondent to conduct a referendum and for incidental relief. We agree with Special Term that the bequest to the town .“ to be used by said Town for the erection and equipment of a Town Hall” constituted surplus funds within the meaning of section 220 of the Town Law and that the bequest encompassed the acquisition of land to effectuate the testator’s intention. Judgment affirmed, without costs. Herlihy, J. P., Taylor and Aulisi, JJ., concur. [43 Misc 2d 550.]

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23 A.D.2d 944, 259 N.Y.S.2d 906, 1965 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5115, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/griffin-v-town-board-nyappdiv-1965.