In re Little

5 Thomp. & Cook 343

• Court: New York Supreme Court
• Decided: January 15, 1875
• Status: Published

Opinions

Davis, P. J.

The only proof the petitioner gave as to her ownership of the premises, and as to her being the party aggrieved by the assessment, is found in her ex parte affidavit, in which she says that, “ At the time of the confirmation of the above-named assessment on the 3d of May, 1870, she was and still is held liable for the payment of the assessment imposed on lot mentioned and described in said petition by ward No. 5,402.”

In Petition of Phillips, 4 N. Y. Sup. 484, this court held that this proof was inadequate to show any right on the part of the petitioner to institute the proceeding to vacate the assessment. The reasons assigned in-that ease fully apply to the case now before us.

The proofs were also defective in other respects. Only a portion of the proceedings of the common council were produced. It was shown that the resolution authorizing the work was introduced into the board of aldermen, March 23, 1868, and adopted by that board March 28, 1868, to which is appended a statement in these words, “ No papers published between these dates.” None of the proceedings of the other branch of the common council were introduced. The petitioner produced proof of the appointment by the comptroller of three daily and three weekly newspapers, wherein the proceedings of the common council, or either branch thereof, and the notices of its committees shall be published during the year 1867.

This was all the proof given tending to show that the proceedings were not published in the papers employed “ for that purpose by the corporation.” It failed to show any designation except for the year 1867; and it wholly failed to show any employment within the ruling in Petition of Phillips, above cited.

We think the order appealed from should be reversed with $10 costs of this appeal, besides disbursements, and the petition denied with $10 costs.