Case Name: Excelsior Oil Corporation, Appellant, v. City of New York et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1957-11-06
Citations: 4 A.D.2d 937
Docket Number: 
Parties: Excelsior Oil Corporation, Appellant, v. City of New York et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 4
Pages: 937–937

Head Matter:
Excelsior Oil Corporation, Appellant, v. City of New York et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
Judgment and order unanimously affirmed. Irrespective of whether the plaintiff's receipts from the sale of fuel oil or from the installation of heating systems within the city of New York are subject to tax, it is clear that the regular and continuous servicing of oil heating systems pursuant to annual contracts constituted a local activity subject to the gross receipts tax imposed by the city. Consequently plaintiff was relegated to its administrative remedies and cannot establish a cause of action for declaratory judgment. Concur — Peck, P. J., Botein, Rabin and Bastow, JJ.