Legal Opinion
Matter of Com'rs of Wash'ton Park, Albany
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 4, 1873PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
It is objected that, in the petition of the park commissioners, the real estate sought to be taken is not described, and that the petition does not state the names and places of residence of the owners or claimants of such real estate, as required by the act under which the proceedings were taken. (Laws of 1872, chap. 45, § 2.)
The body of the petition does not contain these facts, but it is not claimed that they must be stated within the four corners of the formal petition.
It is conceded that the description of the property and the names of the owners may be given in any paper accompanying…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Smith v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Riley v. . the City of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
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