Legal Opinion

Ryan v. City of New York

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

Decided March 15, 1903Published

Appeal from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, tenth district, borough of Manhattan, entered on the 21st day of November, 1902, for the sum of $228.84 damages and costs.

1Opinion of the CourtGiegerich, J.

The action was commenced "by the service of a summons to recover the unearned portion accruing after January 1,1898, of an auctioneer’s license fee of $250 paid by the plaintiff-respondent to the mayor of the city of New York. The complaint alleged that on the 15th day of September, 1897, upon the application of the plaintiff, William L. Strong, the then mayor, issued to him “ a certain license to engage in and carry on the business and occupation of an auctioneer in the county of New York, said license to continue in force up until June 15, 1898,” *229and at the same time he paid to the mayor “…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Pumpyansky v. . KeatingNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
  2. Custin v. City of ViroquaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1886
  3. In re Peaslee's WillNew York Supreme Court · 1893
  4. Commercial Bank of Rochester v. City of RochesterNew York Supreme Court · 1863
  5. Baker v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900

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