Reisert v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Frederick Reisert, from a judgment of" the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 15th day of August, 1901, upon the decision of the court, rendered after a trial at the Kings County Special Term, awarding the plaintiff nominal damages.
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.:
The question presented upon this appeal is- the proper measure of damages in an action against the defendant for trespass in removing the water appurtenant to the plaintiff’s premises, for distribution and sale to the inhabitants of the city óf New York. All of the other questions of law, which might otherwise be raised, have been fully considered and determined in the cases of Smith v. City of Brooklyn (18 App. Div. 340; S. C., 160 N. Y. 357), and Forbell v. City of New York (47 App. Div. 371; S. C., 164 N. Y. 522), and we aré to determine upon this appeal the measure of damages…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Griffin v. . ColverNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Uline v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Galway v. Metropolitan Elevated Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Francis v. . SchoellkopfNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Rumsey v. New York & New England R. R.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Strang v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1910
- Westphal v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
- Stevens v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1909
- Reisert v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
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