Legal Opinion
Public Service Commission of First District v. New York Railways Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 15, 1912PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Application for a peremptory writ of mandamus.
1Opinion of the CourtPage, J.
The New York Railways Company is the successor to the franchises and rights of the Lexington Avenue and Pavonia Ferry Railroad Company, and has since January 1, 1912, owned and operated a line of street railroad on One Hundred and Sixteenth street from Manhattan avenue (one block east of Morningside park) to Pleasant avenue (one block west of the East river). By the terms of the franchise the road was to run from Morningside park to the East river. This proceeding is brought under section 57 of the Public Service Commissions Law to compel the corporation to build and operate its line from its…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. KirkpatrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Paige v. . Schenectady Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Willcox v. . Richmond Light and Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- People ex rel. Karl v. United Traction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911
- Kent v. Common CouncilAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
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- Public Service Commission v. Richmond Light & RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1916
- Manhattan Bridge Three Cent Line v. Brooklyn Heights RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1912