Lally v. New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
New York Supreme Court
Action to establish the title of the plaintiff to a strip of land under water claimed by the defendant under a grant from the State.
1Opinion of the CourtTompkins, J.
The plaintiff is the owner and in possession of the uplands immediately adjoining the defendant’s railroad tracks, which run north and south and parallel to the Hudson river in and through the city of Yonkers; which uplands are known as Hos. 13 and 11 Ravine avenue in said city of Yonkers.
The defendant’s railroad tracks occupy a strip of land sixty-six feet wide, which is located between the plaintiff’s said uplands and the waters of the Hudson river.
In October, 1894, James Jackson, a former owner of the plaintiff’s uplands, purchased from the State of Hew York the lands under water adjacent…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Boggs v. Merced Mining Co.California Supreme Court · 1859
- Cosgrove v. . OgdenNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Saunders v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Horton v. . BauerNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Lally v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
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