People v. . the City of Buffalo

Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered November 24, 1916, affirming a judgment entered upon a decision of the court at a Trial Term without a jury, which denied the plaintiff’s claim to fines collected by the defendant for violation of its ordinances regulating motor vehicle, traffic. The action was in conversion. The state claimed to be entitled to the fines under section 291 of the Highway Law which directs that all fines, penalties and forfeitures collected for violations of the motor vehicle article of the Highway…