People ex rel. Seaman v. Dickinson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from special term, Dutchess county. Application by Charlotte C. Seaman for a writ of certiorari to Charles R. Dickinson, as treasurer, and others, to review an assessment for the repaving of Market street, Poughkeepsie. From an order denying the writ, relator appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtCullen, J.
This is an appeal from an order of the special, term denying the application of the relator for the issue of a writ of certiorari to review an assessment for the repaving of Market street,, in the city of Poughkeepsie. The substantial attack on the validity of the assessment is that the provision of the charter of the city (sections 126, 127, c. 523, Laws 1883) authorizing the respondents to-lay an assessment for such improvements is unconstitutional, in that it fails to provide for giving any hearing to the parties to be taxed. The application was denied by the special term, not as a matter…
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