Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Austen G. Fox Thomas G. Barry for Archibald R. Watson, Corporation Counsel ( Curtis A. Peters George H. Folwell of counsel), for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. OPINION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. THE TRUSTEES AND ASSOCIATES OF THE BROOKLYN BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, 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: CULLEN, Ch. J., HAIGHT, WERNER, WILLARD BARTLETT, HISCOCK, CHASE and COLLIN, JJ.