Village of Port Richmond v. County of Richmond
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The County of Richmond, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Richmond on the 3d day of October, 1896, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Kings County Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Bradley, J.:
The purpose of the action was to recover a sum of money collected hy the board of excise commissioners of the county of Richmond, and paid to the treasurer of that county, to which money it is alleged the plaintiff was entitled. The action was determined upon a conceded state of facts to the effect that the plaintiff was entitled to the money in question by virtue of the statute which' provides that all moneys received for licenses issued to the residents of that village shall be paid over to its treasurer, who shall render an annual account thereof, and the trustees shall expend…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Newman v. . Supervisors of Livingston Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Vinton v. Board of Sup'rsNew York Supreme Court · 1895
3Cited by1 opinion
- Town of Islip v. County of SuffolkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920