Legal Opinion
Wein v. Comptroller of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 6, 1979PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*396OPINION OF THE COURT
Wachtler, J.
The question on this appeal is whether a citizen taxpayer has standing to challenge the constitutionality of the issuance of State bond anticipation notes.
In December, 1976 the plaintiff, Leon Wein, commenced this action as a citizen taxpayer seeking a declaratory judgment that 74 million dollars in bond anticipation notes issued by the State in March of that year were issued in violation of the State Constitution. Specifically he claimed that the notes had been issued to finance a 1975-1976 State deficit and that this practice, characterized as "back bonding”,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- New York Public Interest Research Group, Inc. v. CareyNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Boryszewski v. BrydgesNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Schieffelin v. Valentine KomfortNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Wambat Realty Corp. v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Wein v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, Inc. v. PatakiNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
- MATTER OF SCHULZ v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- New York State Coalition for Criminal Justice, Inc. v. CoughlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- New York State Ass'n of Small City School Districts, Inc. v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Weimer v. Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
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