Wenk v. . City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal, by permission, from a judgment entered March 11, 1902, upon an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, which affirmed an interlocutory judgment of Special Term entered upon an order sustaining a demurrer to the complaint. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The complaint states facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.
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Appeal, by permission, from a judgment entered March 11, 1902, upon an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, which affirmed an interlocutory judgment of Special Term entered upon an order sustaining a demurrer to the complaint. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The complaint states facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. (Hendrickson v. City of New York, 160 N. Y. 144; Schwan v. City of New York, 65 App. Div. 420; Vacheron v. City of New York, 34 Misc. Rep. 420; Talcott v. City of…
1Opinion of the CourtWebneb, J.
The courts below sustained a demurrer to the complaint interposed by the defendant, The United States Land and Improvement Company, Limited. The Appellate Division has certified to this court the question: “ Does the complaint state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action?” That is the only question presented upon this appeal.
The action is brought by a taxpayer of the borough of Brooklyn, city of Hew York, under chapter 301 of the Laws of 1892, to annul certain leases of common and marsh lands located in the. former town of Jamaica, county of Queens, made by the trustees of that town…
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