People ex rel. Durham Realty Corp. v. Cantor
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, entered in the New York county clerk’s office November 12, 1921, refusing an application to change the name of the relator from the Durham Realty Corporation to James B. Duke, and to require the commissioners of taxes and assessments to make a return to the writ of certiorari as amended. Order affirmed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements. No opinion.
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Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, entered in the New York county clerk’s office November 12, 1921, refusing an application to change the name of the relator from the Durham Realty Corporation to James B. Duke, and to require the commissioners of taxes and assessments to make a return to the writ of certiorari as amended. Order affirmed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements. No opinion. Present — Clarke, P. J., Dowling, Smith, Page and Greenbaum, JJ.; Clarke, P. J., and Greenbaum, J., dissenting.
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, P. J. (dissenting):
In 1917 John C. Thorn was engaged in business as the representative of various members of the Duke family, and took care of the real estate in New York of various members of said family, including questions of taxation. He was president of the Durham Realty Corporation, which had the title to a number of parcels of real estate in the city of New York. The stock of said corporation was practically entirely controlled by Benjamin N. Duke, a brother of James B. Duke. Mr. Thom was also the agent of Mr. James B. Duke, and looked after his real estate interests. As…
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