Wheeler v. Jackson
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. This action was brought in the Supreme Court of the State of New York by the plaintiff in error, plaintiff below, against the defendant in error, Registrar of Arrears of the city of Brooklyn, to restrain him from cancelling in' his office a number of sales of lots of land for non-payment of taxes, which lots had been purchased by the plaintiff.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. This action was brought in the Supreme Court of the State of New York by the plaintiff in error, plaintiff below, against the defendant in error, Registrar of Arrears of the city of Brooklyn, to restrain him from cancelling in' his office a number of sales of lots of land for non-payment of taxes, which lots had been purchased by the plaintiff. One part of the sales was alleged to have been made for non-payment of taxes, assessments and water rates, pursuant to the provisions of c. 384 of the laws of New York of 1854, and the acts…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
The question upon this writ of error is, whether certain provisions of a statute of New York passed in 1885, and relating to sales of land in the city of Brooklyn for taxes, assessments and water rates, are repugnant to the Constitution of the United States. It arose upon a demurrer to the complaint filed by Wheeler against Jackson, as Registrar of Arrears of that city. The demurrer was sustained by the Supreme Court of the State, and the complaint dismissed. That judgment was affirmed in general term, and the latter judgment was affirmed by the Court of Appeals of New York. 105 N. Y. 681.
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