In re Salzberg

Young, J.:

In the matter of acquiring title to Cooper avenue, etc., the petitioner was awarded $250 for premises described in the report as parcel damage No. 94. The premises of which the parcel was a part were acquired by Bertha Coopersmith by a deed from a referee in proceedings to foreclose a tax lien. She conveyed the same premises to Harry Salzberg, and he conveyed to the petitioner.

The comptroller refused to pay petitioner the amount of the award except after deducting certain taxes which appeared on the books of the collector of assessments and arrears as unpaid and a lien against the…