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People ex rel. Syracuse Trust Co. v. Matt

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 14, 1940
28 N.E.2d 394 (N.Y. 1940)

Opinion

Argued April 18, 1940

Decided June 14, 1940

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, ZOLLER, J.

William H. Harding and A.V.W. Hancock for appellant.

Bartle Gorman, Corporation Counsel ( M. Francis Malone of counsel), for respondents.


We conclude that the finding of the Special Term in regard to the full true value of the property is in accord with the weight of the evidence. We agree with the Appellate Division in its disposition of the question raised as to the applicability of the equalization rate.

The order of the Appellate Division should be modified in accordance with the above memorandum and as so modified affirmed, without costs.

LEHMAN, Ch. J., LOUGHRAN, FINCH, RIPPEY, SEARS and CONWAY, JJ., concur; LEWIS, J., votes to affirm the order of the Appellate Division in its entirety.

Ordered accordingly.


Summaries of

People ex rel. Syracuse Trust Co. v. Matt

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 14, 1940
28 N.E.2d 394 (N.Y. 1940)
Case details for

People ex rel. Syracuse Trust Co. v. Matt

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. SYRACUSE TRUST COMPANY, as…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jun 14, 1940

Citations

28 N.E.2d 394 (N.Y. 1940)
28 N.E.2d 394

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