Legal Opinion
Wright v. Town Board of Carlton
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 15, 1972PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNorman A. Stiller, J.
There appear to be three important substantive questions presented in this proceeding to review an order of the Town Board of the Town of Carlton, Orleans County, creating a town-wide water district and assessing the capital costs thereof against the various parcels of real property in the town on a so-called benefit basis.
The first of these questions has to do with allowing resident nonproperty owners to participate in the permissive referendum conducted in the town on April 29, 1971. At the suggestion of the town’s bond counsel, the notice of the special election specified that any person…
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- Gaynor v. MarohnNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Matter of City of New York (Juniper Ave.)New York Court of Appeals · 1922
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