Woolsey v. . Morris
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the G-eneral Term of the Supreme Court, in the second judicial department, entered upon an order made the second Monday of September, 1881, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendants, entered upon an order dismissing the complaint on trial. This action was for an alleged trespass in unlawfully levying upon certain personal property belonging to plaintiff. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from judgment of the G-eneral Term of the Supreme Court, in the second judicial department, entered upon an order made the second Monday of September, 1881, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendants, entered upon an order dismissing the complaint on trial. This action was for an alleged trespass in unlawfully levying upon certain personal property belonging to plaintiff. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The “ usual warrants,” which were admitted to have been issued by the common council, were the warrants which by law the common council was authorized to…
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, J.
By the charter of Long Island City it is made the duty of the common council to deliver the annual assessment-roll, with the city tax extended thereon, to the receiver of taxes of the city, with a warrant annexed thereto, signed by the mayor under the corporate seal of the city, attested by the clerk, commanding him to collect from the several persons named in the assessment-roll, the amount of the tax or assessment set opposite their respective names. (Chap. 461, Laws of 1871, §§ 12, 13, 14.)
The tax receiver upon receipt of the assessment-roll and warrant, is required to give notice that…
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