Matter of Troy Press Co.
New York Court of Appeals
_ Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered September 29, 1906, which reversed an order of Special Term denying a motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the appellant herein to deliver to the petitioner orders for the publication of certain notices of sale of land for nonpayment of taxes and notices of redemption of lands previously sold.
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_ Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered September 29, 1906, which reversed an order of Special Term denying a motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the appellant herein to deliver to the petitioner orders for the publication of certain notices of sale of land for nonpayment of taxes and notices of redemption of lands previously sold. It was claimed by the petitioner that it was entitled to publish the notices by reason of the facts, first, that it was an official newspaper of the city of Troy, designated as…
1Opinion of the CourtHaight, J.
The right of the relator to the order called .for in his petition for a writ of mandamus depends upon the question as to whether chapter 236 of the Laws of 1860 and chapter 461 of the Laws of 1885, as amended by chapter 512 of the Laws of 1892, remain in force or have been repealed by implication by chapter 182 of the Laws of 1898, as amended by chapter 581 of the Laws of 1899, known as the Second Class Cities Law, and by chapter 908 of the Laws of 1896, which is known as the General Tax Law. The county treasurer of Eensselaer county issued his certificate for publication of notices of tax…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bartlet v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1815
- King v. CornellSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Pratt Institute v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- Tracy v. TufflySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- In Re the Appraisal, Under the Transfer Tax Act, of the Estate of HuntingtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
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- People v. John H. Woodbury Dermatological InstituteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- In re the Sale & Conveyance of a Lot & Shop on the East Side of Broad Street in LestershireAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
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