Legal Opinion
Sheldon v. Russell
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 15, 1915PublishedCited by 9 opinions
Action to set aside two tax deeds.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The lands in question were conveyed to the plaintiff by deed under the following description: “All that tract or parcel of land situate in the Village, *280now City of Clean, County of Cattaraugus and State of New York and described on a map of said Village made by T. J. Gosseline, Esq., as lots No. 4 and 5 in block number 146.” In all of several mesne conveyances for more than twenty years this same description has been used, and it is technically correct.
In 1910 and 1911 the assessors of the city of Clean assessed said lands for purposes of state and county taxation as follows:
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2Cases cited15 opinions
- Halsted v. . SilbersteinNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Colman v. . ShattuckNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Saranac Land and Timber Co. v. . RobertsNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Ostrander v. . ReisNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Wood v. . KnappNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Blatnicky v. CianciminoNew York Supreme Court · 1954
- Edward & John Burke, Ltd. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1944
- McInnis v. City of New RochelleNew York Supreme Court · 1917
- West End Brewing Co. v. OsborneNew York Supreme Court · 1929
- City of New York v. EveryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1931
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