Legal Opinion
Baum v. Van Keuren
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 13, 1959PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtHerbert D. Hamm, J.
The petitioners move for a review of an assessment and the respondent moves to dismiss the petition for nonjoinder. The Village of Ellenville has only one Assessor and the named Assessor is the only person designated as respondent.
The petitioners contend that the Mayor and Trustees are not necessary parties. The preliminary roll is made by the Assessor alone (Village Law, § 100). But the Trustees (or the committee) and the Assessors “hear and determine [emphasis supplied] complaints of any person in relation to such assessment roll” (Village Law, § 101). The Trustees (or the committee) and…
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