Merritt v. . Village of Portchester
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the second judicial department, affirming a judgment in favor" of defendants, entered upon a decision of the court at Special Term. (Reported below, 8 Hun, 40.) This action was brought to restrain defendants from selling certain real estate of plaintiff, situate in the village of Portchester, for an unpaid assessment for regulating and grading an avenue in said village.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the second judicial department, affirming a judgment in favor" of defendants, entered upon a decision of the court at Special Term. (Reported below, 8 Hun, 40.) This action was brought to restrain defendants from selling certain real estate of plaintiff, situate in the village of Portchester, for an unpaid assessment for regulating and grading an avenue in said village. The facts so far as material to the questions discussed are as follows: The trustees of said village commenced proceedings under its charter (chap. 818, Laws of…
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
The proceedings which it is sought to arrest were had by authority of a statute delegating power to charge the property of individuals situated within the corporate limits of the village of Portchester with the cost of certain local improvements. By the proceedings, pursued to their permitted termination, the owner may be deprived of his property, without his assent, and the immediate effect is to encumber them to the extent of the charge and assessment. It is a statutory proceeding, affecting the property of the citizen, and by which it may be taken from him; and, therefore, within…
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