Hurlburt v. Banks
New York Supreme Court
Motion by plaintiffs to restrain the defendants from issuing bonds of the city of Albany to the amount of $185,000 — pursuant to the provisions of chapter 445 of the Laws of 1876.
1Opinion of the CourtWestbrook, J.
This cause, most elaborately and carefully argued, presents questions of unusual interest, and it is a source of regret that the pressure of very many official duties and the need of a speedy determination, prevent a more diligent and lengthened examination than is possible for me to bestow upon it.
The plaintiffs are residents and tax-payers in the .city of Albany, and may, if the allegations of the complaint are well founded, bring an action of this character under the provisions of chapter 161 of the Laws of 1872, entitled “An act for the protection of tax-payers against the frauds,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Ryan v. . GreenNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- People Ex Rel. City of Rochester v. BriggsNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- The People v. . McCannNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
- Brinkley v. . BrinkleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Matter of Petition of Ferdinand MayerNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
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- Reynolds v. EverettNew York Supreme Court · 1893
- In re MayorNew York Supreme Court · 1901
- Winkler v. SummersNew York Supreme Court · 1888