People ex rel. Heiser v. Gilon
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, New York county. Certiorari by Frederick S. Heiser, as executor, etc., of Christina E. Smith, deceased, against Edward Gilon and others, as the board of assessors of the city of New York, and Theodore W. Meyers, comptroller of said city, to review an award made by the board as to the damages sustained by relator’s estate by change of grade of Eighth avenue. From an order modifying the writ of certiorari, relator appeals.
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Appeal from special term, New York county. Certiorari by Frederick S. Heiser, as executor, etc., of Christina E. Smith, deceased, against Edward Gilon and others, as the board of assessors of the city of New York, and Theodore W. Meyers, comptroller of said city, to review an award made by the board as to the damages sustained by relator’s estate by change of grade of Eighth avenue. From an order modifying the writ of certiorari, relator appeals. In the year 1857 Mrs. Christina B. Smith, of whose will relator is the executor, became, by purchase, the owner of certain lots between and on…
1Per curiam
We do not think that the board of assessors should •be required to give a bill of particulars of the items composing the aggregate award, or to state the methods by which they have arrived at their conclusion.
The order appealed from should be affirmed, with $10 costs.
2Cited by1 opinion
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