Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Denney v. Clark

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

Decided May 3, 1939PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order so far as appealed from affirmed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements. Memorandum: We think the court acquired jurisdiction to issue the writ of certiorari, notwithstanding the fact that the petition and verification were in some respects defective. The petition was akin to a complaint in an action and was amendable on motion. A verification adds nothing to a petition. The amended petition necessarily would have to be verified to comply with section 290 of the Tax Law. Thus the defect in the verifica^ tion of the original petition could be corrected. The Tax Law relating to review…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Matter of Reed v. Bd. of Standards AppealsNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
  2. Ayers v. . LawrenceNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
  3. Matter of CorwinNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
  4. People Ex Rel. Durham Realty Corporation v. . CantorNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
  5. People ex rel. Di Leo v. EdwardsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. New York City Omnibus Corp. v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
  2. City of Little Falls v. Board of Assessors of SalisburyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
  3. People ex rel. Fifth Avenue & 37th Street Corp. v. MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1941
  4. Fox v. AdamsNew York Supreme Court · 1954
  5. Williams v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1974

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