Halleran v. Bell Telephone Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Maurice J. Halleran, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of-Genesee on the 14th day of June, 1900, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Genesee Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Rumsey, J.:
This action was originally begun by Maurice Halleran, the plaintiff’s ancestor, who was the owner of certain lands situate on a pub-*42lie highway in the county of Genesee, to compel the removal of cei> tain telephone poles erected by the defendant in front of his lands. It is conceded that the plaintiff has no record title to the land to the center of the highway, but. that the property to which he has title extends only to the side of the road. The highway is 100 feet wide and was laid out many years ago. The title to it so far as appears is in the Holland Land Company, which…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Eels v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Dusenbury v. Mutual Union Telegraph Co.New York Supreme Court · 1882
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Cooperstone v. Brooklyn Edison Co.New York Supreme Court · 1926