People ex rel. Schick v. Marvin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
This appeal tests the legality of an assessment against the premises of an abutting property owner for a portion of the cost of a street widening. The question presented is whether an unex*295plained delay of more than three and one-half years in making an assessment for a local improvement will work an equitable estoppel against the right of a municipality to collect the same. The constitutionality of the assessment is also challenged.
The petitioner is the owner of two parcels of land having a total frontage of forty-two and sixteen one-hundredths feet on the south side of West Onondaga street…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Seligson v. WeissAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1928
- Fairbanks v. Mayor of FitchburgMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1882
- Matter of LordNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
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