Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Dexter Sulphite Pulp & Paper Co. v. Hughes
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 5, 1926Published
1Opinion of the CourtClark, J.
The relator has proceeded by writ of certiorari for the review of assessments levied in 1923 against many parcels of real property owned by it and located in the town of Osceola, Lewis county, N. Y.
It alleges in its petition illegality, overvaluation and inequality of the assessments. (Tax Law, § 290, as amd. by Laws of 1916, chap. 323.)
Respondents did not make return to the writ but moved at Special Term to have.it quashed on grounds which in substance charged that the petition was on its face insufficient to give the court jurisdiction.
On grievance day the relator appeared before the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People Ex Rel. New York & Harlem Railroad v. Commissioners of Taxes & AssessmentsNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- People ex rel. Soeurbee, Inc. v. PurdyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
- People ex rel. Sutphen v. FeitnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- People Ex Rel. Ward v. . SuttonNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
- People Ex Rel. Soeurbee, Incorporated v. . PurdyNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
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