Legal Opinion
New York & Queens Electric Light & Power Co. v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 4, 1927PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMerrell, J.
The question presented by this controversy is whether the plaintiff or the defendant should bear the expense, amounting to $9,287.56, of the removal and relocation of the electric lines of the plaintiff company on Roosevelt avenue, in the borough of Queens, made necessary by the erection in said avenue by the city of New York, acting through its rapid transit commission, of an elevated railroad structure. The plaintiff is a public service corporation engaged in generation and distribution of electricity for light, heat and power purposes, serving its patrons in the borough of Queens/ New York…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re Board of Rapid Transit RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- City of Los Angeles v. Los Angeles Gas & Electric Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Oakes Manufacturing Co. v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Central Wisconsin Power Co. v. Wisconsin Traction, Light, Heat & Power Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1926
- Sinsheimer v. UnderpinningAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
3Cited by20 opinions
- Transit Commission v. Long Island RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- City of Logansport v. Public Service CommissionIndiana Supreme Court · 1931
- In re the City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Northwest Natural Gas Co. v. City of PortlandOregon Supreme Court · 1985
- Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
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