Legal Opinion
City of New York v. Washington Cemetery
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 11, 1959PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJames S. Brown, J.
In an action for an injunction plaintiff moves for judgment on the pleadings and the defendant cerne*848tery cross-moves for an order requiring plaintiff to bring in certain persons as necessary parties and granting the cemetery leave to amend its answer so as to set up as additional affirmative defenses the Statute of Limitations and adverse possession.
The cemetery fronts on the westerly side of Ocean Parkway, in the Borough of Brooklyn. The complaint alleges that pursuant to chapter 861 of the Laws of 1869, as amended by chapter 726 of the Laws of 1872, the Legislature of the State of New York…
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- Anderson v. New York Central RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
- Oatka Cemetery Ass'n v. CazeauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1934
- Lazarus v. RiceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1944
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