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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

The People of the State of New York ex rel. City of New York, Respondent, v. David Morris et al., as Assessors of the Town of Fishkill, Appellants.
    Tax— New York city — exemption from taxation of property forming part of aqueduct system.
    
    
      People ex rel. City of New York v. Morris, 211 App. Div. 862. affirmed.
    (Argued January 12, 1926;
    decided January 22, 1926.)
    Appeal, by permission, from, an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered December 12, 1924, which unanimously affirmed an order of Special Term reducing an assessment levied against real property of the city of New York in the town of Fishkill on the ground that it was a part of its aqueduct system necessary to its full and complete operation and, therefore, exempt by law from taxation.
    
      Harry C. Barker for appellants.
    
      George P. Nicholson, Corporation Counsel (Frank T. Fitzgerald of counsel), for respondent.
   Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: Hiscocic, Ch. J., Cardozo, Pound, McLaughlin, Crane, Andrews and Lehman, JJ.