New York Steam Corp. v. City of New York

Aroused by a sense of abuse, the plaintiff assumes the role of pioneer to test the legality of imposts enforced by the defendant and finding their justification in special legislation the constitutionality of which is herein challenged. Admonished that the importance of the controversy is not to be discovered in the amount of money sought to be recovered as paid under protest, but rather in a judicial pronouncement as to the right of a municipality to exercise a function asserted to be that of the Legislature alone, the court not merely accepts but welcomes the participation, suggestion and…