O'SHEA v. BOARD OF ASSESSORS


8 N.Y.3d 249 (2007)

864 N.E.2d 1261

832 N.Y.S.2d 862

In the Matter of JOHN J. O'SHEA, Appellant, v. BOARD OF ASSESSORS OF NASSAU COUNTY et al., Respondents. In the Matter of JACK MINKOFF et al., Appellants, v. COUNTY OF NASSAU et al., Respondents, et al., Respondents. In the Matter of HARRY BRIFFEL et al., Appellants, v. COUNTY OF NASSAU et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 13, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. O'Shea, Manhasset, appellant pro se in the first above-entitled proceeding.

Fred N. Perry, Dix Hills, for appellants in the second above-entitled proceeding.

Daniel J. Dillon, Lido Beach, for appellants in the third above-entitled proceeding.

Lorna B. Goodman, County Attorney, Mineola (Dennis J. Saffran of counsel), for respondents in the first, second and third above-entitled proceedings.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges CIPARICK, GRAFFEO and PIGOTT concur with Judge READ; Judge SMITH dissents in a separate opinion; Judge JONES taking no part.


OPINION OF THE COURT

READ, J.

The thousands of petitioners in these three proceedings are owners of residential real property in Nassau County. As a result of a countywide revaluation mandated by a stipulation of settlement in Coleman v County of Nassau (Sup Ct, Nassau County, Mar. 29, 2000, Winslow, J., Index No. 97-30380), the appraised or full market value of their homes soared, often at least doubling...

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