New York § 312 - 312Motion to confirm, vacate or modify
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 312 — 312Motion to confirm, vacate or modify, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 312. 312Motion to confirm, vacate or modify
§ 312. Motion to confirm, vacate or modify. Within thirty days after the decision of the jury shall have been filed in the town clerk's office, the owner, occupant or applicant may apply to the county court wherein such private road is situated, for an order confirming, vacating or modifying their decision; and such court may confirm, vacate or modify such decision as it shall deem just and legal. If the decision is vacated, the court may order another hearing of the matter before another jury, and remit the proceedings to the town superintendent of the same town for that purpose. If no such motion is made, the decision of the jury shall be deemed final. The motion shall be brought on, upon the service of papers on the adverse party in the proceeding, according to the usual practice of the court in actions and special proceedings pending therein, and the decision of the county court shall be final, except that a new hearing may be had, as herein provided. If the final decision shall be adverse to the applicant, no other application for the same road shall be made within one year.
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Section 312 ("312Motion to confirm, vacate or modify") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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