People ex rel. Hecker-Jones-Jewell Milling Co. v. Barker
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, New York county. Certiorari by the Hecker-Jones-Jewell Milling Company against Edward P. Barker and others, commissioners of taxes, to review an assessment of relator’s personal properly for the year 1894. The writ was dismissed, and relator appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
The writ was sought under chapter 269 of the Laws of 1880, to review, vacate, set aside, or modify the assessed *222valuation of the personal estate of the relator levied by the commissioners of taxes of the city of New York for the year 1894, at the sum of $2,313,000. This amount was arrived at by the commissioners from a statement filed with them, in which the relator showed that it was a corporation organized under the laws of the state of New Jersey, having its principal office at Jersey City; and, for the purpose of showing its condition for the purposes of assessment in this state, it…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Edison Electric Illuminating Co. v. BarkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- People Ex Rel. Thurber, Whyland Co. v. BarkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- People ex rel. German Looking-Glass Plate Co. v. BarkerNew York Supreme Court · 1894
- Clark v. BaileyU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1874
3Cited by1 opinion
- Dechert v. Municipal Electric Light Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896