CONSOL. RAIL v. STATE BD


121 A.D.2d 107 (1986)

In the Matter of Consolidated Rail Corporation, Appellant, v. State Board of Equalization and Assessment et al., Respondents. (And Five Other Related Proceedings.)

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

December 18, 1986


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rogers Hoge & Hills (James N. Blair of counsel), and Johnston McShane & Kilgannon (Mary Beth Kilgannon of counsel), for appellant.

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (John Q. Driscoll and William J. Kogan of counsel), for State Board of Equalization and Assessment, respondent.

MAHONEY, P. J., KANE, CASEY and WEISS, JJ., concur.


LEVINE, J.

Petitioner operates an interstate railroad and, as such, is eligible for relief from full assessment of local real property taxes pursuant to the provisions of Real Property Tax Law, article 4, title 2-B, commonly known as the Purcell Act. The purpose of the legislation is to grant financially distressed interstate railroads in the State partial exemption from such property taxes (Real Property Tax...

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