Citation Numbers: 32 A.D.2d 948
Filed Date: 7/7/1969
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 1/12/2022
In a proceeding pursuant to article 78 of the CPLR to compel the respondent Board of Assessors to allow petitioner to examine, inspect and copy certain records, petitioner appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Putnam County, dated November 21, 1968, which dismissed the petition. Judgment reversed, on the law and the facts, without costs, and petition granted to the extent indicated herein. The Boird of Supervisors of Putnam County authorized the Cleminshaw Company to reappraise the real property in Putnam County for the use of the Assessors. By this proceeding, petitioner seeks to compel the respondent Board of Assessors to allow the inspection of the separate, pencil-marked data cards, which are one of the guides used in the preparation of the final assessment roll. The forms for these cards were apparently prepared by the Cleminshaw Company and their employees were involved in the acquisition of the data which appears on the cards. The issue before us is whether these cards are available for inspection and copying by virtue of the provisions of section 51 of the General Municipal Law. We are of the opinion that they are. The respondent board keeps all of the cards on hand and encourages individual property owners to appear and review the correctness of the information appearing on their cards