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The People of the State of New York ex rel. Anton Dufour et al., Composing the Firm of Dufour & Company, Appellants, v. James J. Wells et al., as Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments of the City of New York, Respondents, 1904 — 177 N.Y. 586 · caselaw · US
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The People of the State of New York ex rel. Anton Dufour et al., Composing the Firm of Dufour & Company, Appellants, v. James J. Wells et al., as Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments of the City of New York, Respondents
177 N.Y. 586·New York Court of Appeals·1904·NY
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Opinion
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Anton Dufour et al., Composing the Firm of Dufour & Company, Appellants, v. James J. Wells et al., as Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments of the City of New York, Respondents.
People ex rel. Pufowr v. Wells, 85 App. Div. 440. affirmed.
(Argued February 9, 1904;
decided February 23, 1904.)
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered July 13, 1903, which reversed an order of Special Term denying a motion to quash a writ of certiorari to review an assessment for taxation of personal property of relators and granted such motion,
Edmund L. Cole for appellants.
John J. Delwny, Corporation Counsel (George 8. Coleman, James 3£. Ward and E Crosby Kindleberger of counsel), for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
Concur: Gray, Haight, Martin, Vann and Cullen, JJ. Dissenting: Parker, Ch. J., and O’Brien, J.