METHODIST CHURCH v. SYRACUSE


140 Misc.2d 200 (1988)

First United Methodist Church of Syracuse et al., Plaintiffs, v. City of Syracuse et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, Onondaga County.

June 15, 1988


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hiscock & Barclay (Richard K. Hughes and Frederick F. Shantz of counsel), and Lee Boothby for plaintiffs. McAuliffe & McAuliffe, P. C. (Robert D. McAuliffe and Jamie L. Sutphen of counsel), for Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse and another, plaintiffs-intervenors. C. Frank Harrigan, Corporation Counsel, for defendants.


THOMAS J. MURPHY, J.

By this action plaintiffs and plaintiffs-intervenors, all of which are religious corporations and owners of church buildings located in the downtown area of Syracuse, are seeking to recover assessments imposed on their properties, which are included in a special assessment district of the city, and paid by them under protest. They also seek a declaration that the assessments are illegal and void.

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