Dubois v. Webster
New York Supreme Court
Appeals from judgments for the plaintiffs, in two actions tried together, without a jury, at the Ulster Circuit, in October, 1874, the Neal case being replevin for a black horse; the Dubois case trespass for wrongful taking and conversion of a bay horse.
1Opinion of the Court
Boardman, J.:
This was an action of trespass against the defendants, treasurer and collector'of the city of Kingston, for the wrongful taking and conversion of the plaintiff’s horse.
The assessment and levy under which the seizure was made was as follows:
City op Kingston Tax Roll, eor the Year 1872.—Ward No. 8.
No objection was made to the assessment roll except to the portion here set forth. Joseph Foster had sold all the real estate owned by him in the city, in 1869, about three years before this assessment was made, and had removed from the city and State several months before the assessment.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mygatt v. . WashburnNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
- Hudler v. . GoldenNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Platt v. StewartNew York Supreme Court · 1850
- Stockwell v. Veitch & HillierNew York Supreme Court · 1862
- First Nat. Bank of Sandy Hill v. . FancherNew York Court of Appeals · 1872