Suydam v. Keys
New York Supreme Court
THIS was an action of trover, to recover .the .value of four óf flour, which had been levied; upon and sold by the defendant, by virtue of a Warrant .from the trustees of the twelfth-school district in the town of Munroe', directing the defendant to collect from the plaintiffs the. sum of forty-eight dollars, which had been assessed on them, for the .purpose of building a school- .. • - *• •’ iJOUSe* ^ . • • • * * ; • é • ’ ‘ , plaintiffs weremeowners of. mills, and other…
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THIS was an action of trover, to recover .the .value of four óf flour, which had been levied; upon and sold by the defendant, by virtue of a Warrant .from the trustees of the twelfth-school district in the town of Munroe', directing the defendant to collect from the plaintiffs the. sum of forty-eight dollars, which had been assessed on them, for the .purpose of building a school- .. • - *• •’ iJOUSe* ^ . • • • * * ; • é • ’ ‘ , plaintiffs weremeowners of. mills, and other property, in the town of Muñroe, Where their business Was conducted by an agent> but they actually resided in the city…
1Opinion of the CourtPlatt, J.
This is an action of trespass, for taking four barrels of flour from the mill of the plaintiffs, in the town of Munroe, in Orange county.
The defence is a justification, by virtue of a warrant under the hands and seals of the trustees of the school district, (which included the mills of the plaintiffs,) for collecting a tax which had been voted by the freeholders and inhabitants of the district, for the purpose of building a school-house, according to the provisions of the 8th section of the act for the establishment of common schools. (1 N. R. L. 261.)
By that section of the act, the…
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