Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Laurelton Development Company, Inc., Respondent, v. Lawson Purdy and Others, as Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments of the City of New York, Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1920-01
Citations: 190 A.D. 957
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Laurelton Development Company, Inc., Respondent, v. Lawson Purdy and Others, as Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments of the City of New York, Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 190
Pages: 957–957

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Laurelton Development Company, Inc., Respondent, v. Lawson Purdy and Others, as Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments of the City of New York, Appellants.
Order reversed and writ dismissed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, on the ground that the commissioners were without power to waive the provision of section 37 of the Tax Law requiring an application for reduction of assessments to be made under oath.

Opinion:
Rich, Blaekmar, Kelly and Jayeox, JJ., concur; Jenks, P. J., not voting.