Opinion
October 20, 1997
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Orange County (Slobod, J.).
Ordered that the order and judgment is affirmed, with costs.
The Supreme Court properly granted the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment on the ground that the tax liens which the County of Orange sought to enforce had been extinguished pursuant to a United States Bankruptcy Court order ( see, 11 U.S.C. § 363; Van Huffel v. Harkelrode, 284 U.S. 225; MacArthur Co. v. Johns-Mansville Corp., 837 F.2d 89, cert denied 488 U.S. 868). Having paid the taxes to avoid forfeiture of the property, the plaintiff was entitled to reimbursement.
The appellant's remaining contentions are without merit.
Thompson, J.P., Sullivan, Joy and Florio, JJ., concur.