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Hurley v. Tolfree

New York Court of Appeals

Decided April 14, 1955PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBurke, J.

Plaintiff brought a taxpayer’s action under section 51 of the General Municipal Law in behalf of herself and all other taxpayers of Suffolk County to vacate and cancel an alleged redemption of certain lands of the defendant Tolfree from sales by the county for nonpayment of real estate taxes, on the ground that the defendant was unlawfully permitted to redeem the lands for a fraction of the required statutory amount.

The defendant Tolfree owned lands in Suffolk County subject to a $400,000 mortgage. Suffolk County acquired a lien on these lands for unpaid 1939-1940 taxes. In November of 1940,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Western New York Water Co. v. City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
  2. In re KesslerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
  3. Connolly v. JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
  4. Connolly v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Aldrich v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1955
  2. Schreiber v. WagnerNew York Supreme Court · 1962
  3. BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP v. AlvaradoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019
  4. Huestis v. County of NassauNew York Supreme Court · 1963
  5. Hurley v. TolfreeNew York Court of Appeals · 1955

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