Case Name: THE PEOPLE, Etc., ex rel. JOHN W. GILLIES, Appellant, v. A. EDWARD SUFFERN, County Judge of Rockland County, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, General Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1875-12
Citations: 13 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 304
Docket Number: 
Parties: THE PEOPLE, Etc., ex rel. JOHN W. GILLIES, Appellant, v. A. EDWARD SUFFERN, County Judge of Rockland County, Respondent.
Judges: Present — Barnard, P. J., Tappen and Talcott, JJ.
Reporter: Supreme Court Reports (Hun)
Volume: 13
Pages: 304–304

Head Matter:
THE PEOPLE, Etc., ex rel. JOHN W. GILLIES, Appellant, v. A. EDWARD SUFFERN, County Judge of Rockland County, Respondent.
Village — bonding for raib'oad — assessment roll.
A village assessment roll, until tlie assessors or a majority of them shall have taken the oath prescribed by section 8, chapter 176 of 1851, is void, and is not a proper or sufficient basis for proceedings had under chapter 925 of 1871, for the bonding of said village. {Bradley v. Ward, 58 N. V, 401; Van Rensselaer v. Wifbeck, 7 id., 517 ; Westfall v. Preston, 49 id., 349.)
Certiorari to review a judgment of tbe county judge of Rock-land county, appointing commissioners to bond tlie village of Haverstraw, in aid of the Jersey City and Albanj” Railroad Company, and the proceedings had before said judge, which resulted in said judgment, pursuant to chapter 907 of the Laws of 1869.
E. A. Brewster and George W. Weiant, for relator. W. A. Beach, for respondent.

Opinion:
Opinion by
Barnard, P. J.
Present — Barnard, P. J., Tappen and Talcott, JJ.
Proceedings reversed, with costs.