ALLSTATE INS. CO. v. TAX COMM'N OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK


67 N.Y.2d 999 (1986)

Allstate Insurance Company et al., Appellants, v. Tax Commission of the State of New York, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 8, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold B. Panzer for appellants.

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Robert Hermann, Peter H. Schiff and Francis V. Dow of counsel) for respondent.

Concur: Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE and HANCOCK, JR.


On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.4 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.4), order affirmed, with costs. We agree with the Appellate Division that a declaratory judgment action is an inappropriate vehicle to resolve this controversy because a pure matter of law is not involved and the administrative process has already been commenced (see, Hewlett Assoc. v City of New York, 57 N.Y.2d 356, 363;...

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