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.