Case Name: VILLAGE OF CHARLOTTE v. KEON
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1911-03-08
Citations: 128 N.Y.S. 80
Docket Number: 
Parties: VILLAGE OF CHARLOTTE v. KEON.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's New York Supplement
Volume: 128
Pages: 80–81

Head Matter:
VILLAGE OF CHARLOTTE v. KEON.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department.
March 8, 1911.)
Municipal Corporations (§ 978 )—Assessments—Action to Collect—Counterclaim.
In an action by a village for delinquent taxes, a counterclaim for a debt due from the village is not available.
(Ed. Note.—For other cases, see Municipal Corporations, Dec. Dig. § 978. ]
ICruse and Robson, JJ., dissenting.
Appeal from Monroe County Court.
Action by the Village of Charlotte against John M. Keon. From a judgment of the County Court, rendered on appeal from a Justice’s Court, for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
Reversed.
Argued before McLENNAN, P. J., and SPRING, WILLIAMS, KRUSE, and ROBSON, JJ.
Fred Baker, for appellant.
Jos. M. Feely, for respondent.
For other cases see same topic & § number in Dec. & Am. Digs. 1907 to date, & Rep’r Indexes

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Judgment of County Court and judgment of Justice's Court reversed, with costs of this appeal to appellant.
SPRING and WILLIAMS, JJ.,
vote for reversal, upon the ground that, the items constituting the alleged counterclaim were not causes of action upon which an action could be brought against the village, having been presented to and audited by the village board.