In re Mayor of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
' Appeal by The City of New York from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 23d day of January, 1902, fixing the compensation of the claimant for services rendered in the proceeding as a real estate expert and appraiser at the sum of $5,000.
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:
This appeal is from an order fixing the compensation of the respondent for services rendered in proceedings taken by the city of Hew York under the provisions of chapter 59 of the Laws of 1897 to acquire title to certain real estate. From the papers upon which the order was based it appears that on the 10th of December, 1897, the respondent was employed by the counsel to the corporation of the city of Hew York to act as an expert and appear as a witness on behalf of the city in the matter of acquiring certain lands, and his compensation was agreed upon at $5,000. These facts…
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