Legal Opinion
Selzer v. Baker
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 24, 1946PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCokway, J.
The plaintiff, Louis J. Selzer, was the owner and occupant of a parcel of land in the town of Hamilton in Madison County consisting of some 160 acres. The property was assessed to him. It was sold for unpaid taxes of the year 1939 on the 17th day of October, 1940. The purchase at the tax sale was made by one Baker and the County Treasurer delivered to him a tax deed of the property on Nqvember 15, 1941. Had Baker taken no steps thereafter, title in him would have been complete on October 16, 1943. (Tax Law, § 137; Mabie v. Fuller, 255 N. Y. 194.) Instead, however, Baker served upon the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Rothschild v. . Title Guarantee Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. . Childs Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Vose v. . CockcroftNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Matter of the Application of Cooper, Etc.New York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Sentenis v. . LadewNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- White v. La Due & Fitch, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1951
- Sassower v. BaroneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Matter of Tax Foreclosure No. 35. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
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