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MATTER OF WRIGHT v. RANSOM

307 N.Y. 317 (1954)

In the Matter of Boykin C. Wright, Respondent, v. Charles E. Ransom et al., Constituting The Town Board of the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 14, 1954

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Sullivan and Theodore Summers for appellants.

George W. Foley and Chauncey B. Garver for respondent.

LEWIS, Ch. J., CONWAY, DESMOND, DYE, FROESSEL and VAN VOORHIS, JJ., concur.

FULD, J.

In April of 1952, a petition for the annexation of territory to the Village of Muttontown was filed, pursuant to section 348 of the Village Law, for submission to the town board of the Town of Oyster Bay for its consent. The petition was signed by the owners of a majority in value of the property sought to be annexed. The town board refused its consent to the petition for annexation setting forth several "reasons...

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