Legal Opinion
Young Women's Christian Ass'n v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 4, 1927PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Malley, J.
This is an action in equity to cancel as a cloud on title a certain portion of the taxes assessed on plaintiff’s real property for the years 1920, 1921, 1922 and 1923. The action is based upon subdivision 7 of section 4 of the Tax Law (as amd. by Laws of 1918, chap. 288, and Laws of 1921, chap. 446), which exempts from tax those portions of premises used exclusively for charitable, benevolent or educational purposes. Plaintiff’s evidence was sufficient to warrant a finding that by far the greater portion of its property is used exclusively for the purpose of a colored women’s lodging house,…
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- People ex rel. Soeurbee, Inc. v. PurdyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
- Matter of Donner-Hanna Coke CorporationNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- People Ex Rel. Soeurbee, Incorporated v. . PurdyNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Congregation Gedulath Mordecai v. City of New YorkCity of New York Municipal Court · 1929
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