Legal Opinion
Coates v. Mayor, Aldermen, & Commonalty of New York
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 15, 1827PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On error from C. P. of the city and county of New York. The action in the court below was debt by the corporation of the city of New York against Coates, for the penalty of a by-law.
*585-1The declaration recited parts of the charter of the city; and the statute of April 9th, 1813, (2 E. L. 445, s. 267,) relating to the city ; which provides as follows: “ That the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the said city, in common council convened, shall have full power and authority to make and pass such by-laws and ordinances, as they shall from time to time, deem proper and necessary, for regulating,…
2Cited by33 opinions
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- Odd Fellows' Cemetery Ass'n v. City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1903
- Laurel Hill Cemetery v. City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Campbell v. City of KansasSupreme Court of Missouri · 1890
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