New York Court of Appeals

William A. Guest, Appellant v. the City of Brooklyn, Impleaded

May 22, 187769 N.Y. 506

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court's order, holding that an equity action cannot be used to review municipal board proceedings or to correct alleged errors in street‑improvement assessments, and that the plaintiff's claim did not fall within any of the recognized exceptions permitting such equitable relief.