In re Hollister
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the petitioners, Emily J. Hollister and others, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Monroe Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Monroe on the 23d day of November, 1903, confirming an assessment for a local improvement.
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, J.:
The order should be affirmed, with costs.
There were five proceedings commenced by different petitions which were consolidated. Issues were formed by the answer of the city, and evidence was taken, tending to establish the following facts: In May, 1894, when the improvement in Culver street was contemplated, the east line of the city of Rochester ran along the center of that street from East avenue to the Erie canal bridge. The lot owners .on the west side of the street, whose property was within the city limits, petitioned the common council to improve the street by paving the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In re of the Application of The Mayor, Aldermen & CommonaltyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- In re Mayor of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- In re DeeringNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1886
- Matter of Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty, City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1900
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