New York & Queens Electric Light & Power Co. v. Delaney
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered January 21,1920, which unanimously affirmed an order of Special Term denying, as matter of law, an application for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the allowance of certain credits upon assessments of special franchises of the petitioner. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered January 21,1920, which unanimously affirmed an order of Special Term denying, as matter of law, an application for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the allowance of certain credits upon assessments of special franchises of the petitioner. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. Even if appellant’s conduits and cables were maintained upon Queensboro bridge solely by virtue of the authority of the permits granted by the department of bridges,…
1Opinion of the Court
His cock, Ch. J.
As its name implies, the relator is engaged in the generation and distribution of electricity in the borough of Queens, city of New York. The Queensboro bridge was constructed at the expense of the city of New York across the East river between the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens. At various dates in the years 1913 and 1915 three several agreements were made by and between the proper city official then known as the commissioner of bridges and the relator, each one providing for the installation on said bridge within the borough of Queens by relator of a conduit in which might…
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