Stone v. . Board of Supervisors
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered July 26, 1898, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon the report of a referee. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered July 26, 1898, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon the report of a referee. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The county of Broome having become obligated to pay to the towns of Union and Vestal a certain proportion of the expenses for the construction of this bridge, such obligation could not.be abrogated by the amendment of section 130 of the Highway Law, by striking from the section that portion providing…
1Opinion of the CourtBartlett, J.
This action is brought by a taxpayer of the city of Binghamton, county of Broome, under chapter 301 of the Laws of 1892, to restrain the treasurer of that county from paying to the towns of Union and Vestal certain moneys which had been raised by taxation by the board of supervisors on behalf of said towns, under the Laws of 1890 (Chap. 568, § 130), which is known as the “Highway Law.”
In August, 1894, the towns of Union and Vestal each held a town meeting for the purpose of considering and voting upon the question of raising and appropriating money for the construction of a bridge across the…
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