Rothman v. Interborough Rapid Transit Co.

Plaintiff brought this action October 17, 1908, to recover $5,000 damages for trespass and for an injunction restraining the operation of defendant’s railroad in front of the premises at the northwest corner of Second avenue and Twenty-fifth street, being twenty-five feet eight and one-fourth inches on Second avenue, and for the purposes of this action sixty-five feet on Twenty-fifth street, to *379which- he took title February 13, 1906. Defendant urges that in May, 1879, the construction of its road was begun in front of said premises and was essentially completed in January, 1880, and remained…