White v. . City of Brooklyn
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the City Court of Brooklyn, entered upon an order made January 23, 1888, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the City Court of Brooklyn, entered upon an order made January 23, 1888, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. This action was brought upon the contracts of the defendant contained in several certificates of sales by its collector of taxes and assessments, of certain lands in the city of Brooklyn, made in 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863 and 1864, for taxes assessed upon them from 1851 to 1862 inclusive. The certificates are held by the plaintiffs. They bear even, dates with the sales…
1Opinion of the CourtBradley, J.
When the 'two years from the times of the respective sales had expired, and the premises were not redeemed, the right of the purchasers of their assigns was to take conveyances for the terms of years mentioned in the certificates, unless some irregularity was discovered in the proceedings prior to the sales, and in that ease to have the purchase-money refunded. This right was effectually given by the terms of the certificate. . (Brevoort v. City of Brooklyn 89 N. Y. 128.) It turned out that such irregularities did .exist; and that, as the consequence, the sales in question were void. The…
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