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The People of the State of New York ex rel. Jessie L. Ward et al., Respondents, v. Thomas L. Feitner et al., as Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments of the City of New York, Appellants
168 N.Y. 677·New York Court of Appeals·1901·NY
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Opinion
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Jessie L. Ward et al., Respondents, v. Thomas L. Feitner et al., as Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments of the City of New York, Appellants.
People ex rel. Ward v. Feitner, 61 App. Div. 456, affirmed.
(Argued November 12, 1901;
decided November 26, 1901.)
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered June 20, 1901, which affirmed an order of Special Term correcting and reducing an assessment made by defendants upon certain real property of the relators for the purposes of taxation.
John Whalen, Corporation Cownsel (George S. Coleman of counsel), for appellants.
George G. Reynolds and Frederic A. Ward for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
Order affirmed, with costs ; no opinion.
Concur: Parker, Ch. J., O’Brien, Bartlett, Haight, Martin, Yann and Landon, JJ.'