In re Mayor
New York Supreme Court
Application of Edgar A. Treadwell to tax Ms bill as a real-estate expert and appraiser employed by the city of New York in a proceeding to acquire a site for a city hall.
1Opinion of the CourtMcADAM, J.
The applicant’s demand comes under chapter 393 of the Laws of 1896, which, among other things, provides that “no such expenses and disbursements shall be paid until they have been taxed before a justice of the supreme court in the First judicial district upon five days’ notice to the counsel of the corporation.” Section 2. The applicant’s fees were taxed under tMs section at $4,000 on March 1st last, and became for the first time an enforceable charge against the city; so that his claim for interest since.October 1, 1899, is without warrant in law. In reacMng this conclusion the court has in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Matter of City of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Holihan v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1900
- People ex rel. Eden Musee Americain Co. v. FeitnerNew York Supreme Court · 1900
3Cited by1 opinion
- Mayor of New York v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901