People Ex Rel. Boenig v. . Hegeman
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered March 17, 1916, which dismissed a writ of certiorari and confirmed the determination of the defendant canceling five tax deeds issued to the relator upon tax sales in the county of Nassau. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered March 17, 1916, which dismissed a writ of certiorari and confirmed the determination of the defendant canceling five tax deeds issued to the relator upon tax sales in the county of Nassau. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The petitioner’s claim is barred by the Statute of Limitations (Tax Law, § 132) which provides that the deed shall he conclusive two years from the date of recording the same. (Brase v. Miller, 195 N. Y. 204; Bryan v. McGurk, 200 N. Y. 332;…
1Opinion of the Court
Hiscock, Ch. J.
This proceeding was instituted for the purpose, in effect, of reversing and annulling the action of the county treasurer of Nassau county in canceling certain tax deeds issued to the relator. Said deeds were so canceled because to the warrants issued to the tax receiver was affixed the seal of the board of supervisors of Nassau county instead of the seal of the county as required by the statute. The sole question of importance argued upon this appeal is one involving the interpretation and application of the five-year Statute of Limitations contained in section 132 of the Tax…
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