Strang v. Cook
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, entered upon a decision of the Cayuga Special Term. The action was brought by the plaintiff as a taxpayer of the town of Mentz, in the county of Cayuga, against the supervisor, the bonding commissioners of tbe town, and tbe appellant to restrain proceedings to provide funds to pay certain town bonds issued in aid of the construction of the Cayuga Northern Railroad, and to require the appellant to deliver up those of them…
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Appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, entered upon a decision of the Cayuga Special Term. The action was brought by the plaintiff as a taxpayer of the town of Mentz, in the county of Cayuga, against the supervisor, the bonding commissioners of tbe town, and tbe appellant to restrain proceedings to provide funds to pay certain town bonds issued in aid of the construction of the Cayuga Northern Railroad, and to require the appellant to deliver up those of them owned by him that they might be canceled. The plaintiff recovered a judgment for such relief.
1Opinion of the Court
Bradley, J.:
This action was brought under Laws of 1881, chapter 531, known as “ An act for the protection of taxpayers” to prevent the payment of three thousand dollars of the bonds of the town of Muntz, in the county of Cayuga, held by the defendant Cook, and to require him to deliver them up to be canceled. These bonds were issued pursuant to the adjudication of the county judge of that county, made in July, 1872, in a proceeding taken and had under Laws of 1869, chapter 907, as amended by Laws of 1871, chapter 925, with a view to aid the construction by the Cayuga Northern Railroad Company…
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