Legal Opinion

Lapolt v. Maltby

New York County Court, Sullivan County

Decided November 15, 1894PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from judgment of a justice of the peace in favor of the defendants, rendered upon a verdict of no cause of action.

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.

This action was commenced in Justice’s Court to recover the sum of eighteen dollars and forty-five cents from the defendants for an alleged illegal assessment. The trial resulted in a verdict of no cause of action, and from the judgment entered on such verdict the plaintiff appeals to this court. There is no dispute, 'so far as the return shows, as to any of the material 'facts in this case. The plaintiff was a resident of the town of Bethel, Sullivan county, during the years 1892M893, and owned and occupied a piece of real estate in said town during those years.1 The defendants were…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Yates County National Bank v. CarpenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
  2. Mygatt v. . WashburnNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
  3. Buffum v. ForsterNew York Supreme Court · 1894

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Ensenada Estates, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1916
  2. Hope Cemetery Ass'n v. RoseNew York Supreme Court · 1921
  3. Ensenada Estates, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1916
  4. In re BaumgartenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
  5. Standard Nut Margarine Co. v. MellonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1934

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