Daly v. Haight
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Joseph Haight, individually and as supervisor, etc., and another, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Westchester on the 28th day of December, 1914, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Westchester Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Jenks, P. J.:
This is a taxpayer’s action brought pursuant to section 51 of the General Municipal Law, against Haight and Spencer, to recover money paid by Haight, as supervisor of the town of Eye, to Spencer. The defendants appeal from, the judgment of the Special Term against them.
In January 1902, the town board of Eye passed a resolution that Spencer be appointed an assistant in the town rooms to attend to the public in general and to give the supervisor, receiver of taxes and town clerk such assistance as they may need, the appointment to be at the pleasure of the town board and the…
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