Rodgers v. Village of Tarrytown

Tarrytown's board of trustees (defendant) amended its zoning ordinance to create a new district type allowing multiple houses on properties over 10 acres, without redrawing the zoning map or setting any new boundaries. Rubin (defendant) requested her roughly 10-acre property be rezoned under this new classification, and the board approved. Rodgers (plaintiff), who owned a nearby six-acre parcel, sued to invalidate both the amendment and the rezoning, arguing the board engaged in illegal spot zoning benefiting only Rubin. The lower court dismissed the complaint, and Rodgers appealed.