Legal Opinion

Rafferty v. Murray

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 15, 1897PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal by the petitioner, James Rafferty, from a judgment of the County Court of Wyoming county, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Wyoming on the 20th day of April, 1896, reversing the final order of a justice of the peace of the town of Java, Wyoming county, directing the sale of certain. animals, under the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to estrays (§ 3084 et seq.), and for costs pursuant to such order.

1Opinion of the Court

Green, J.:

Proceedings were instituted, under section 3084 etseq. of the Code of Civil Procedure, by James Rafferty, as overseer of road district Ro. 6, in the town of • Java, before a justice of the peace of that town. The petitioner was successful, and a final order in such proceedings was made by the justice. From that order the owner of the animals appealed to the County Court of Wyoming county, where the^ final order so made by the justice of the peace was reversed, with costs; thereupon a judgment for costs was entered in favor of the owner of the animals against the petitioner. From the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Roe v. . BoyleNew York Court of Appeals · 1880

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Dow v. LillieNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1914
  2. Erie Railroad v. StewardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
  3. Harding v. Pratt, New York County Courts1902
  4. Soop v. BurhansAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
  5. Barrus v. ParsonsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905

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