Legal Opinion
County of Monroe v. Town of Brighton
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 22, 1944PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCurn, J.
The unpaid taxes in the defendant Towns in Monroe County became very substantial in amount due to special improvement assessments. The County was responsible to the Towns for the collection of such taxes. (Town of Amherst v. County of Erie, 260 N. Y. 361.) In order to relieve Monroe County from this extraordinary burden the Legislature passed chapter 833 of the Laws of 1933, which provided that Monroe County should continue to pay to the Towns the full amount of the Towns’ uncollected taxes, but also provided that the Towns should repay to the County the amounts so advanced by it to the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Woollcott v. . ShubertNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- In Re Rochester Water Commissioners to Acquire Lands of Rochester Water Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Town of Amherst v. County of ErieNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Bank of Metropolis v. . FaberNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- People v. RoperNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Bates v. LangAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1966
- Corwin v. Board of ElectionsNew York Supreme Court · 1947
- City of New York v. PeopleNew York Supreme Court · 1953