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People ex rel. Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, Inc. v. Haring

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 23, 1955PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHalpern, J.

The appellant brought this proceeding to review the assessment of taxes for the year 1954 upon a farm known as Kingdom Farm in the town of Lansing, Tompkins County, New York, it being the appellant’s contention that the farm was exempt from taxation under subdivision 6 of section 4 of the Tax Law as real property used exclusively for the carrying out of religious and charitable purposes.

The respondents moved to dismiss the petition under rule 107 of the Buies of Civil Practice upon the ground that the issue sought to be raised in the proceeding had been adjudicated against the appellant in a…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Commissioner v. SunnenSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Schuylkill Fuel Corp. v. B. & C. Nieberg Realty Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1929
  3. Tait v. Western Maryland Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
  4. United States v. Stone & Downer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
  5. People Ex Rel. Hilton v. FahrenkopfNew York Court of Appeals · 1938

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Chern v. Bank of AmericaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Emmett J. Stebbins v. Keystone Insurance Company Emmett J. Stebbins v. Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  3. In re the Arbitration between Amica Mutual Insurance & JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  4. Young v. ShuartNew York Supreme Court · 1971
  5. State v. BakerAlaska Supreme Court · 1964

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