Genet v. . City of Brooklyn
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from decision of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the second judicial department, entered upon an order made December 8, 1884. This action was brought by plaintiff as grantee and assignee of one Davis to have certain assessments for the widening of Sackett street, in the city of Brooklyn, upon lands conveyed by said Davis, set aside' as illegal and void; or, in case the validity of the assessment should be sustained, to recover the amount of certain awards…
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Appeal from decision of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the second judicial department, entered upon an order made December 8, 1884. This action was brought by plaintiff as grantee and assignee of one Davis to have certain assessments for the widening of Sackett street, in the city of Brooklyn, upon lands conveyed by said Davis, set aside' as illegal and void; or, in case the validity of the assessment should be sustained, to recover the amount of certain awards made to said Davis for lands taken for said improvement. The material facts are stated in the opinion. The board of…
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, J.
The act chapter 631 of the Laws of 1868 for the widening of portions of Sackett and other streets, in the city of Brooklyn, defined the land to be taken for the improvement, and appropriated it for public use. It made provision for the appointment of commissioners to estimate and ascertain the expense of the improvement and the damages sustained by the land-owners for the lands taken, and also for the apportionment and assessment of such damages and expenses upon a limited assessment area to be fixed by the commissioners of Prospect park. (§§ 4 and 5.) It provided that the proceedings…
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