People ex rel. Buffalo & Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority v. Davis

This is the return to an order of certiorari to review and cancel an assessment made by defendants upon such real property of the relator as lies within the city of Buffalo.

No testimony was taken upon this hearing. There are no statements of fact in the petition controverted by the return and the decision herein calls only for a determination of questions of law. The order in which the legal questions are raised in the briefs of counsel will not be followed by the court. It is self-evident that the determination of certain questions may eliminate the necessity for answering others.

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