Legal Opinion
Corcoran v. New York Central Railroad
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 15, 1917PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Action to restrain a nuisance.
1Opinion of the CourtYoung, J.
This action is brought to abate an alleged nuisance and to enjoin the defendant from maintaining its roundhouse and for damages. The plaintiff became the owner of a piece of land in 1894. This land is separated from the defendant’s property by a road fifty or seventy feet wide. In 1908 plaintiff built a small house upon his property about seventy-five feet from the road. In 1901 the defendant’s predecessor built its roundhouse near plaintiff’s property which is still maintained by the defendant. This roundhouse contained originally stalls for seventeen engines, but subsequently a fire…
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- Richards v. Washington Terminal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1914
- McCarty v. . Natural Carbonic Gas Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Sammons v. . City of GloversvilleNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Garvey v. . Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1899
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