In re the Imperial Building Co.
New York Supreme Court
Application to correct a clerical error in a sewer assessment. ■ '
1Opinion of the CourtPutnam, J.
The petition shows a clear error by which the lot frontage of lot 20 on Seventy-seventh street was taken at 440 feet, instead of 340 feet, its actual front. As the assessment was based on $1.90 a lineal foot, the excess charged amounts to $190. The assessment was confirmed October *51427, 1908. Certainly, where palpable error of this kind appears, the owner should have a remedy. Matter of Opening of Vandervoort Ave., 68 Misc. Rep. 510.
' Such a correction is not like a proceeding to vacate or reduce assessments. Where it is claimed that the assessment has been unduly increased by including improper…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In re Vandervoort AvenueNew York Supreme Court · 1910