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In the Matter of the Application of Jane Gilfeather, Appellant, for a Writ of Mandamus against Edward M. Grout, as Comptroller of the City of New York, Respondent

182 N.Y. 522·New York Court of Appeals·1905·NY

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In the Matter of the Application of Jane Gilfeather, Appellant, for a Writ of Mandamus against Edward M. Grout, as Comptroller of the City of New York, Respondent. (Submitted May 30, 1905; decided June 13, 1905.) Matter of Gilfeather v. Grout, 101 App. Div. 150, appeal dismissed. Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered January 11, 1905, which reversed an order of Special Term granting a motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the defendant to cancel an assessment against the property of the relator on the ground that the said assessment had been paid. James A. Sheehan for appellant. John J. Delany, Corporation Counsel (James D. Bell of counsel), for respondent. [MAJORITY] Appeal dismissed, with costs; no opinion. Concur: Cullen, Cli. J., Cray, O’Brien, Bartlett, Haight, Vann and Werner, JJ.