Legal Opinion
People v. Townsend
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 4, 1929PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHeffernan, J.
This action was brought under section 1222 of the Civil Practice Act to recover the sum of $2,300.37 alleged to have been obtained by defendant from the town of Hartford without right or authority of law. The complaint states, in substance, that between the 1st. day of January, 1921, and the 31st day of December, 1923, defendant was the town supervisor, and that while acting as such he expended highway moneys for which he failed to account and that he duplicated credits or payments to the extent of the sum sought to be recovered.
The defendant, before answering, has moved for a judgment of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People of the State of N.Y. v. . IngersollNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Matter of Whitman. No. 1New York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Herring v. . N.Y., L.E. W.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
- People v. . WoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- People v. New York & Manhattan Beach Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1881
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