People ex rel. Avery v. Purdy — 209 N.Y. 575

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The People of the State of New York ex rel. Edward S. Avery et al., as Administrators with the Will Annexed of the Estate of Mary E. Brinckerhoff, Deceased, Appellants, v. Lawson Purdy et al., Constituting the Board of Taxes and Assessments of the City of New York, Respondents.

Headnote

People ex rel. Avery v. Purdy, 155 App. Div. 607 , affirmed.

(Argued October 22, 1913;

decided November 18, 1913.)

Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered

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March 12, 1913, which reversed an order of Special Term reducing an assessment for purposes of taxation on personal property of the estate of Mary B. Brinckerhoff, deceased.

George F. Canfield, Arthur B. Smith and Chester B. Dewey for appellants.

Archibald B. Watson, Corporation Counsel (Curtis A. Peters and Eugene Fay of counsel), for respondents.

Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: Cullen, Oh. J., Gray, Werner, Collin, CUDDEBAOK, HOGAN and MlLLER, JJ.