§ 228. Disputed town boundaries. Jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the supreme court and the county court to hear and determine disputed town boundaries in an action brought by any town affected thereby. A certified copy of the judgment containing the courses, distances and fixed monuments shown upon a map or survey shall be filed in the office of the town clerk of each town affected thereby and in the office of the secretary of state within thirty days after the judgment shall have become final. The secretary of state shall cause the same to be printed and published with the session laws.

Terms Used In N.Y. County Law 228

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.