People ex rel. Straus v. Purdy — 212 N.Y. 554

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The People of the State of New York ex rel. Isidor Straus et al., Composing the Firm of R. H. Macy & Company, Appellants, v. Lawson Purdy et al., as Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments of the City of New York, Respondents.

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People ex rel. Straus v. Purdy, 160 App. Div. 871 , affirmed.

(Argued June 3, 1914;

decided June 18, 1914.)

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

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January 2, 1914, which affirmed an order of Special Term dismissing a writ of certiorari and confirming an assessment for taxation upon real property of the relator.

Edmond E. Wise for appellants.

Frank L. Polk, Corporation Counsel (Curtis A. Peters and Eugene Fay of counsel), for respondents.

Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: Willard Bartlett, Oh. J., Werner, His-cock, Chase, Hogan, Miller and Cardozo, JJ.