City of New York v. Matthews
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, The City of New York, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 8th day of July, 1910, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 21st day of September, 1910, denying the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial made upon .the minutes. ,
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:
The defendants were the owners of two buildings situate on opposite sides of Livingston street in the borough of Brooklyn, ■ and being desirous of connecting the same, applied to the board of estimate and apportionment of the city of New York for permission to construct and thereafter maintain a tunnel beneath the street. The board entertained the application and thereafter passed a resolution giving its consent, upon certain conditions, subject to revocation, for a period of twenty-five years. Among the conditions imposed weré that the defendants should pay to the city for the…
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