People ex rel. Haskin v. Supervisors of Westchester
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from an order quashing a writ of certiorari. The relator, John B. Haskin, Esq., obtained from the supreme court a common law writ of certiorari, to 4 review the tax levy affecting the town of West Farms. 'The writ having been subsequently superseded by the court, he appealed to the general term.
1Opinion of the CourtPratt, J.
This is an appeal from an order made at special term, superseding a common law writ of certiorari, allowed to review and correct certain items alleged to have been illegally included in the tax levy, *278and warrant to "be issued against the town of West Farms, in the county of Westchester.
The relator is simply a resident and tax-payer in the town of West Farms. It is claimed from this fact that the people have no standing in court, and the following cases are cited as sustaining such view: Hale v. Cushman, 6 Met., 425; Doolittle v. Supervisors of Broome County, 18 N. Y., 155; Roosevelt v.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Doolittle v. . Supervisors of Broome CountyNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Roosevelt v. . DraperNew York Court of Appeals · 1861
- Swift v. . City of PoughkeepsieNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
- The People v. . HalseyNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- People Ex Rel. Cook v. Board of Police of the Metropolitan Police DistrictNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
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