Barrett v. Manhattan Ry. Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, New York county. Action by Thomas Barrett against the Manhattan Railway Company and another “to restrain the operation of defendants’ roads, and to recover damages for injuries to property thereby occasioned. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, J.
The court below fixed the amount of the plaintiff’s rental damages at the rate of $1,000 a year, from the time he bought the premises, making, with costs, and total money judgment, $3,337.71. The fee damages were fixed at $7,000, and the judgment enjoined the defendant from maintaining its railway, unless such fee damages were paid within 25 days, or unless the easements were acquired within 30 days by condemnation proceedings. From this judgment the defendant appealed, and its counsel present numerous points, upon which it is claimed a new trial should be granted.
The first point made is that…
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Libmann v. Manhattan Elevated Railway Co.New York Supreme Court · 1891
- Conkling v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Supreme Court · 1890
- Hine v. New York Elevated RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1891