Markus v. Assessors of the Town of Taghkanic

Crew III, J.E

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Stein, J.), entered November 23, 2004 in Columbia County, which, inter alia, in a proceeding pursuant to RFTL article 7, granted respondents’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the petition.

Fetitioner owns seven parcels of real property located in the Town of Taghkanic, Columbia County. In July 2002, petitioner commenced the instant proceeding pursuant to RFTL article 7 to challenge the assessments of those parcels on the 2002 tax rolls, contending that such assessments were, among other things, unequal and excessive. The petition…