Legal Opinion
Eighth Avenue Coach Corp. v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 29, 1941PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFinch, J.
The single question presented for decision is whether the Police Commissioner of the city of New York, by means of a traffic regulation providing for one-way traffic on a portion of Eighth and Ninth avenues, may abrogate and cancel a substantial part of two out of the four omnibus routes granted under a ten-year franchise following competitive bidding upon payment of a cash consideration of $475,000 and three per cent of the gross receipts.
After a trial at Special Term, a decree was entered enjoining the Police Commissioner of the city of New York from enforcing one way traffic regulations…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Langdon v. . Mayor, Etc., of City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Grand Trunk Western Railway Co. v. City of South BendSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
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