In re Nisbet
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from judgment on report of referee. Certiorari by William F. Nisbet and Martha A. Aborn against Caleb F. Underhill and others, assessors of the city of Yonkers. There was a judgment for relators, and respondents appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHatch, J.
The appellants claim that judgment should have passed in their favor for the reason that the time in which the property owner might complain of an irreguar, erroneous, or unequal assessment had not expired, and that the assessors had not finally acted thereon, in consequence of which the assessment had not become final when the writ was sued out. The petition upon which the writ issued was verified on the 17th day of September, 1895, and the writ issued upon the next day: The grievance days did not expire until the 25th day of September, and had not b,een reached when the writ issued." It…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Chamberlain v. ForrestNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- People ex rel. New York & New Jersey Telephone Co. v. NeffAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- In re NisbetAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896