Legal Opinion
City of Geneva v. Cayuga Oil Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 26, 1929PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCunningham, J.
The levying and collecting of taxes does not estop the plaintiff from asserting title. (City of Mt. Vernon v. New York, N. H. & H. R. R. Co., 232 N. Y. 309, 319.)
*674The failure of officers of the plaintiff to perforin their duties does not estop the plaintiff from claiming title to the lands in question. (Village of North Pelham v. Ohliger, 216 App. Div. 728; affd., 245 N. Y. 593; People v. Baldwin, 197 App. Div. 285; affd., 233 N. Y. 672; People v. Santa Clara Lumber Co., 213 id. 61, 67.)
The motion to strike out the defense setting up an estoppel is granted, with ten dollars costs to the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. BaldwinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
- People v. . BaldwinNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
- City of Mt. Vernon v. . N.Y., N.H. H.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Village of North Pelham v. OhligerNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Village of North Pelham v. OhligerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1926
3Cited by5 opinions
- Consolidated Freight Lines, Inc. v. GroenenWashington Supreme Court · 1941
- Town of Guilderland v. SwansonNew York Supreme Court · 1963
- City of Rochester v. CarnahanNew York Supreme Court · 1967
- Weinstein v. CasoNew York Supreme Court · 1973
- Donahue v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978