Legal Opinion
McCarty v. City of Watertown
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 2, 1951Published
1Opinion of the CourtSearl, J.
On an agreed stipulation of facts both plaintiffs and defendant move for judgment on questions of law only.
The action is brought for the purpose of obtaining a determination of the validity of a sewer assessment levied on plaintiffs’ properties by the City of Watertown.
On June 24, 1946, the city council of defendant adopted a resolution pursuant to title XII of its charter (L. 1923, ch. 660) calling for a public hearing on July 8, 1946, upon a proposal to construct a sewer in Barben Avenue, Watertown.
One of the petitioners seeking the construction of the sewer was the predecessor in title of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People ex rel. Schick v. MarvinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936
- People Ex Rel. Schick v. MarvinNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- In re the Assessment of the Cost & Expense of the Laying of SewersNew York Supreme Court · 1929