Barker v. Town of Oswegatchie
New York Supreme Court
Action by Mathew Barker to enjoin the town of Oswegatchie, Daniel Ma-gone, William J. Averell, Fenton Devoy, Alexander Mayne, Henry Lovejoy, and Samuel H. Palmer, as supervisors of said town of Oswegatchie, the board of supervisors of St. Lawrence county, and the board of town auditors of said town of Oswegatchie, from constructing a bridge at the Eel Weir rapids in said town. A temporary injunction was granted, and defendants now move to dissolve it.
1Opinion of the CourtTape an, J.
This is an action brought by the plaintiff, as a tax-payer of' the town of Oswegatchie, in St. Lawrence county, who has been assessed, and. has paid taxes within a year from the time of the commencement of the action,. in which taxes have been assessed upon an amount exceeding $1,000 against., the board of supervisors of said county, said town of Oswegatchie, the supervisor of said town, the board of town auditors of said town, and Daniel Ma-gone and four other persons, who are named in the bill, passed by the said supervisors, as commissioners to construct a bridge at the Eel Weir…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People Ex Rel. City of Rochester v. BriggsNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Barto v. . HimrodNew York Court of Appeals · 1853
- In the Matter, Etc., Village of MiddletownNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Hardmann v. . BowenNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
- Wuesthoff v. . Germania Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1888
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