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TOWN OF HARRISON v. CO. OF WESTCHESTER

13 N.Y.2d 258 (1963)

Town of Harrison, Respondent, v. County of Westchester, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 30, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis J. Morgan, County Attorney (Arthur T. Connick and George S. Donaldson of counsel), for appellant.

William T. Gallagher and James K. Page for respondent.

C. D. Ward for National Association of Counties, amicus curiæ.

Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE, FOSTER and SCILEPPI concur.

FULD, J.

The question here presented is whether certain portions of county-owned airport property, consisting of land and hangars leased to private parties, are exempt from town taxation as property "held for a public use" under section 406, subdivision 1, of the Real Property Tax Law.

The Westchester County Airport, constructed in 1942 by the Federal Government on property purchased by the County of...

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