People ex rel. Burns v. Painter
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Certiorari issued out of the Supreme Court and attested on the 12th day of March, 1908, directed to Chester A. Painter, supervisor, and others, composing the town board of the town of Oyster Bay, etc., commanding them to certify and return to the office of the clerk of the county of Nassau all and singular their proceedings had in relation to the audit of an account presented by the relator for labor and materials furnished.
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.:
The relator seeks by a writ of certiorari to review and reverse the determination of the town board of audit of the town of Oyster Bay, made upon an audit of a claim presented by him against the town for services rendered in connection with the abatement of a nuisance. It appears that certain ponds in the town of Oyster Bay were in an unsanitary condition in 1907, and that on the twenty-seventh day of April in that year the local board of health adopted a resolution to the effect that.“ the Health Officer be authorized and empowered to take all necessary measures to suppress and…
2Cited by2 opinions
- City of Newburgh v. Park Filling Station, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1947
- Moose v. Town Board of HealthNew York Supreme Court · 1921