Order and judgment reversed and the matter remitted to the Special Term to take proof as to appellant's ownership of the property and the amount of its interest therein.
The code provides that where parties interested in the property default in answering, the judgment in the action must direct that an absolute deed be given to the city (§ D17-12.0), but if a party serves and files a verified answer, setting forth the nature and amount of his interest in the property...
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