Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Lyford v. Allen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 16, 1955PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBergan, J.
This proceeding reviews tax assessments in the town of Fallsburgh on real property of the New York, Ontario and Western Railway Company in seven successive years, 1944 to 1950-51. The assessments ranged from $1,300,960 in the first of these tax years to $380,230 in the last.
During all this time and for several years earlier, the railroad has been in reorganization under section 77 of the Bankruptcy Act (IT. S. Code, tit. 11, § 77) and it has been managed by trustees. The Referee who heard the case found the value of the railroad property in the town in 1944,1945, and 1946 to have been…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People Ex Rel. D., L. W.R.R. Co. v. . ClappNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- People ex rel. Lehigh Valley Railway Co. v. HarrisNew York Supreme Court · 1938
- People Ex Rel. Lehigh Valley Railway Company v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- People ex rel. Lehigh Valley Railway Co. v. HarrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
- People Ex Rel. New York, Ontario & Western Railway Co. v. RosensheinNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
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