People ex rel. Cluett, Peabody & Co. v. State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Certiorari issued out of the Supreme Court and attested on the 12th day of September, 1903, directed to the State Board of Bail-road Commissioners of the State of New York and George W. Dunn and others, constituting said board, commanding them to certify ■and return to the office of the clerk of the county of Albany all and singular their proceedings had in granting to the Troy Terminal Bailroad Company a certificate under section 59 of the Bailroad Law.
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Certiorari issued out of the Supreme Court and attested on the 12th day of September, 1903, directed to the State Board of Bail-road Commissioners of the State of New York and George W. Dunn and others, constituting said board, commanding them to certify ■and return to the office of the clerk of the county of Albany all and singular their proceedings had in granting to the Troy Terminal Bailroad Company a certificate under section 59 of the Bailroad Law. The 3d paragraph of the certificate of incorporation of the 'Troy Terminal Bailroad Company is as follows: “ That said railroad to be built…
1Opinion of the Court
Chase, J.:
The city of Troy is situated on the east side of the Hudson river. A short block east of the docks along the river front is Front street, and a short' block east of Front street is Biver ■street, the principal business street of the city. It is proposed to build a railroad along Adams street, which is a street in the south•ern part of the city running east and west and crossing Front street, .and then from Adams street on Front street northerly to the northerly end thereof, a distance of about 4,950 feet and extending therefrom further northerly in the line of said Front street,…
2Cited by1 opinion
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