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People ex Rel. Butterick Publ'g Co. v. Purdy

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 18, 1913
207 N.Y. 771 (N.Y. 1913)

Opinion

Argued March 3, 1913

Decided March 18, 1913

James B. Sheehan for appellant.

Archibald R. Watson, Corporation Counsel ( Curtis A. Peters and Addison B. Scoville of counsel), for respondents.


Order of Appellate Division modified so as to deduct from the assessed valuation the cost of furnishing the periodicals to the subscribers who have paid in advance for the unexpired terms of their subscriptions, without costs in this court to either party, on the dissenting opinion of SCOTT, J., below.

Concur: CULLEN, Ch. J., GRAY, WERNER, WILLARD BARTLETT, CHASE and COLLIN, JJ. Dissenting: HOGAN, J.


Summaries of

People ex Rel. Butterick Publ'g Co. v. Purdy

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 18, 1913
207 N.Y. 771 (N.Y. 1913)
Case details for

People ex Rel. Butterick Publ'g Co. v. Purdy

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. THE BUTTERICK PUBLISHING…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Mar 18, 1913

Citations

207 N.Y. 771 (N.Y. 1913)

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