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People Ex Rel. Interborough Rapid Transit Co. v. O'Donnel

New York Court of Appeals

Decided June 6, 1911PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal, in the first above-entitled action, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Oourt in the first judicial department, entered February 24,1911, which affirmed an order of Special Term substantially denying relator’s petition to have canceled an assessment upon certain of its property in the city of New York for the year 1905, and confirming said assessment.

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Appeal, in the first above-entitled action, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Oourt in the first judicial department, entered February 24,1911, which affirmed an order of Special Term substantially denying relator’s petition to have canceled an assessment upon certain of its property in the city of New York for the year 1905, and confirming said assessment. Appeal, in the second above-entitled action, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Oourt in the first judicial department, entered February 24, 1911, which affirmed an order of Special Term…

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[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The ultimate question of importance in this case is whether large and permanent power houses with deep foundations, and massive machinery installed in and affixed to such power houses for generating electrical motive power for relator's subway road, are to be regarded as real property for purposes of taxation. This question which…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Ford v. . CobbNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
  2. People Ex Rel. Dunkirk & Fredonia Railroad v. CassityNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
  3. Davis v. . BlissNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
  4. Temple Grove Seminary v. . CramerNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
  5. People ex rel. New York Hospital v. PurdyNew York Supreme Court · 1890

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3Cited by7 opinions

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