City of Elizabeth v. Chancellor
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On certiorari to review an order of the Circuit Court of Union county refusing to confirm the report of commissioners of adjustment of taxes of the city of Elizabeth for the Sixth ward of said city (No. 2) and referring it back to them for correction and revision, by expunging therefrom the assessments, taxes and liens upon and against the lands of the Chancellor of the State of New Jersey, William T. Day, Thomas King and Elisha S. French.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Scudder, J.
The commissioners of adjustment for the city of Elizabeth, appointed under the act concerning the settlement and collection of arrearages of taxes, &c., approved March 30th, 1886 {Pamph. L., p. 149), having reported assessments against the respective lands of the defendants, objections were made by them which were sustained by the court, and the report referred to the commissioners for correction and revision. The point of the objection made to these assessments was, that the property sought to be assessed represents funds in the custody of…
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