City of Albany v. Goodman

Van Kirk, J.:

“ The City Building Property ” belonging to the city of Albany was sold at public auction August 21, 1922, to the defendant. All the requirements of the statute (Second Class Cities Law, § 37), save one questioned, have been complied with and the parties are ready and willing to complete the contract, except that defendant refuses because he questions the validity of the sale, in that it occurred eighteen days after the first publication of the notice rather than twenty-one days thereafter.

The proceedings are regulated by this statute, the terms of which must be strictly complied…