Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Rochester Railway and Light Company, Respondent, v. Lester F. Stearns and Others, as Tax Commissioners of the State of New York, Constituting the State Board of Tax Commissioners, Respondents. In the Matter of the Application of the City of Rochester, Appellant, for Leave to Intervene
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1906-03
Citations: 112 A.D. 907
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Rochester Railway and Light Company, Respondent, v. Lester F. Stearns and Others, as Tax Commissioners of the State of New York, Constituting the State Board of Tax Commissioners, Respondents. In the Matter of the Application of the City of Rochester, Appellant, for Leave to Intervene.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 112
Pages: 907–907

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Rochester Railway and Light Company, Respondent, v. Lester F. Stearns and Others, as Tax Commissioners of the State of New York, Constituting the State Board of Tax Commissioners, Respondents. In the Matter of the Application of the City of Rochester, Appellant, for Leave to Intervene.

Opinion:
Motion for leave to go to Court of Appeals granted, and question certified as follows : Has the Supreme Court power, in this proceeding, to allow the city of Rochester, upon its application, after the issuance of the writ of certiorari and service thereof upon the State Board of Tax Commissioners, and after the service of a return thereto, to intervene as a party defendant herein ?