Matter of Lockport and Buffalo R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from order of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the fourth judicial department, affirming an order of Special Term, appointing commissioners in these proceedings. The facts appear sufficiently in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtEarl, J.
The respondent presented a petition, under subdivision 6 of section 28 of chapter 140 of the Laws of 1850, to the Special Term of the Supreme Court for the appointment of commissioners to settle the points and manner of crossing the tracks of the appellant with its railroad. The Special Term made an order appointing the. commissioners, which upon appeal to the General Term was affirmed. This appeal was then taken to this court.
It is provided in subdivision six that every corporation formed under the act shall have power “to cross, intersect, join and unite its railroad with any other railroad…
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