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The People of the State of New York ex rel. Edward H. Litchfield et al., Appellants, v. James L. Wells et al., as Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments of the City of New York, Respondents
187 N.Y. 536·New York Court of Appeals·1907·NY
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Opinion
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Edward H. Litchfield et al., Appellants, v. James L. Wells et al., as Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments of the City of New York, Respondents.
People ex rel. Litchfield v. Wells, 115 App. Div. 889, affirmed.
(Argued January 8, 1907;
decided January 22, 1907.)
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered October 17,1906, Avhich affirmed an order of Special Term granting a motion to quash a writ of certiorari to review assess. ments for taxation for the year 1903 upon property of the relators.
William C. De Witt for appellants.
William B. Ellison, Corporation Counsel (George S. Colemam, and Curtis A. Peters of counsel), for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
Order affirmed, with costs, on authority of People ex rel. Washington Building Co. v. Feitner (163 N. Y. 384) and People ex rel. Zollikoffer v. Feitner (172 N. Y. 618); no opinion.
Concur: Cullen, Ch. J., Edward T. Bartlett, Haight, Vann, Werner, Willard Bartlett and Hiscock, JJ.