Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) John A. Garver for Francis K. Pendleton, Corporation Counsel ( David Rumsey Curtis A. Peters of counsel), for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. CONSOLIDATED GAS COMPANY OF NEW YORK, Appellant, v. JAMES L. WELLS et al., Composing the Board of Taxes and Assessments of the City of New York, Respondents. Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion. Concur: CULLEN, Ch. J., EDWARD T. BARTLETT, HAIGHT, VANN, WERNER, HISCOCK and CHASE, JJ.