Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Emilie M. Bullowa, Ferdinand E.M. Bullowa Lawrence E. Brown for William P. Burr, Corporation Counsel ( William H. King Eugene Fay of counsel), for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. SOEURBEE, INCORPORATED, Appellant, v. LAWSON PURDY et al., as Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments of the City of New York, Respondents. Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion. Concur: HISCOCK, Ch. J., COLLIN, CUDDEBACK, HOGAN, CARDOZO, POUND and ANDREWS, JJ.