People ex rel. Haskin v. Board of Supervisors of the County of Westchester
New York Supreme Court
APPEAL by the relator from an order made at special term, superseding a certiorari.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Pratt, J.
This is an appeal from an order made at special term, superseding a common law writ of certiorari, allowed to review and correct certain items alleged to have been illegally included in the tax levy and warrant to be issued against the town of West Farms, in the county of Westchester.
The relator is simply a resident and tax-payer in the town of West Farms. It is claimed, from this fact, that the people have no standing in court, and the following cases are cited as sustaining such view: Hale v. Cushman, (6 Metc. 425;) Doolittle v. Supervisors of Broome Co., (18 N. Y.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Doolittle v. . Supervisors of Broome CountyNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- People Ex Rel. Citizens' Gas-Light Co. v. Board of AssessorsNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
- Swift v. . City of PoughkeepsieNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
- The People v. . HalseyNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- People Ex Rel. Cook v. Board of Police of the Metropolitan Police DistrictNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
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- Morgan v. GrahamU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Louisiana · 1871
- Mercantile National Bank v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1899
- People ex rel. Kimball v. Board of SupervisorsNew York Supreme Court · 1881