People v. Keane — 293 N.Y. 467

Majority

p. 467

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Vincent Keane, Appellant.

Submitted October 12, 1944;

decided November 22, 1944.

Vincent Keane, appellant in person.

The ordinance is invalid and unenforcible. (Vehicle & Traffic Law, § 54; City of Buffalo

p. 468

v. Lewis, 192 N. Y. 193 ; People v. Bedell, 251 N. Y. 415 ; People v. County of Westchester, 282 N. Y. 224 ; People v. Schrader, 172 Misc. 246 ; Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. City of New York, 173 Misc. 470 ; People v. Marcello, 25 N. Y. S. 2d 533 ; Decker v. Goddard, 233 App. Div. 139 ; People v. President & Trustees of Village of Ossining, 238 App. Div. 684 , 264 N. Y. 574 ; Gilsey Buildings, Inc., v. Village of Great Neck Plaza, 170 Misc. 945 ; Holroyd v. Town of Indian Lake, 180 N. Y. 318 ; Jewish Consumptives’ Relief Soc. v. Town of Woodbury, 230 App. Div. 228 , 256 N. Y. 619 ; Matter of N. Y., W. & B. Ry. Co. v. Huntington, 193 N. Y. 72 .)

Edward J. Neary, District Attorney (Philip Huntington of counsel), for respondent.

I. The town hoard had power to enact the ordinance in question. (Town Law, § 130, subd. 6; Matter of Jordan v. Smith, 137 Misc. 341 , 254 N. Y. 585 ; Matter of O’Donnell v. Morrissey, 151 Misc. 315 ; People v. Propp, 172 Misc. 314 ; Berlenbach v. Bischoff, 137 Misc. 719 , 231 App. Div. 734 ; People ex rel. B. P. Comm. v. Common Council, 229 N. Y. 1 ; Coykendall v. City of Kingston, 115 Misc 557 ; People v. Jones, 218 App. Div. 443 .) II. The ordinance in question is not so “ inconsistent with law ” as to be void. (People v. President & Trustees of Village of Ossining, 238 App. Div. 684 , 264 N. Y. 574 ; Chapman v. Selover, 172 App. Div. 858 ; People v. Rubin, 284 N. Y. 392 .)

The Town Law, section 130, subdivision 6 (now subd. 7), confers upon a town board a limited authority to restrict. parking on the .streets of the town. An ordinance enacted in conformity with the authority so conferred is not “ inconsistent with law ” because such authority had previously been expressly withheld from town boards by section 54 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

The judgment should be affirmed.

Lehman, Ch. J., Loughban, Rippey, Lewis, Conway, Desmond and Thachee, JJ., concur.

Judgment affirmed.

Cases cited

City of Buffalo v. Lewis 192 N. Y. 193 N.Y. 1908-05-19 p. 468
People v. Bedell 251 N. Y. 415 N.Y. 1929-07-11 p. 468
People v. County of Westchester 282 N. Y. 224 N.Y. 1940-03-05 p. 468
People v. Schrader 172 Misc. 246 Nassau Cty. Ct. 1939-10-17 p. 468
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. City of New York 173 Misc. 470 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1940-02-01 p. 468
People v. President & Trustees of Ossining 264 N. Y. 574 N.Y. 1934-04-17 p. 468
Gilsey Buildings, Inc. v. Incorporated Village of Great Neck Plaza 170 Misc. 945 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1939-03-31 p. 468
Holroyd v. Town of Indian Lake 180 N. Y. 318 N.Y. 1905-01-24 p. 468
Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society v. Town of Woodbury 256 N. Y. 619 N.Y. 1931-05-12 p. 468
In re New York, Westchester & Boston Railway Co. 193 N. Y. 72 N.Y. 1908-10-06 p. 468
In re Jordan 137 Misc. 341 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1930-05-13 p. 468
Jordan v. Smith 254 N. Y. 585 N.Y. 1930-07-08 p. 468
O'Donnell v. Morrissey 151 Misc. 315 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1934-05-01 p. 468
People v. Propp 172 Misc. 314 Franklin Cty. Ct. 1939-10-26 p. 468
Berlenbach v. Bischoff 137 Misc. 719 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1930-01-07 p. 468
People ex rel. Bronx Parkway Commission v. Common Council 229 N. Y. 1 N.Y. 1920-04-27 p. 468
Coykendall v. City of Kingston 115 Misc 557 N.Y. Sup. Ct. p. 468
People v. Rubin 284 N. Y. 392 N.Y. 1940-12-31 p. 468