NELSON v. NEW YORK CITY

No. 30.

352 U.S. 103 (1956)

NELSON ET AL., SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES, ET AL. v. CITY OF NEW YORK.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 10, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Jones argued the cause for appellants. With him on the brief was Watson Washburn.

Seymour B. Quel argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Peter Campbell Brown, Harry E. O'Donnell, Benjamin Offner and Joseph Brandwen.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Appellants challenge as violative of the Fourteenth Amendment the application of Title D, Chapter 17, of the New York City Administrative Code to two improved parcels of land owned by them as trustees. The statute is the counterpart, operative in the City of New York, of the state tax lien foreclosure statute that was before us last Term in Covey v. Town of Somers, 351 U.S. 141...

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