Legal Opinion

City of New York v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 6, 1923PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Merrell, J.:

The action is brought in ejectment to recover possession of certain real property consisting of lands under water and now occupied by pier No. 7, North river, between Rector and Morris streets, and also the pier erected thereon, now known as pier new No. 7, North river, together with the shed and structures on said pier. The lands of which the plaintiff claims possession are approximately 100 feet in width and extending from the present bulkhead line at the westerly line of West street in the borough of Manhattan, New York city, into the North river, a distance of approximately…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. City of New York v. New York City Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1908
  2. Hayden v. . PierceNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
  3. Hoey v. . GilroyNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
  4. Duryee v. . Mayor, Etc., of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1884
  5. Wetmore v. . the Brooklyn Gas Light Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1870

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Austrian v. WilliamsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1953
  2. Ciufo v. CiufoNew York Supreme Court · 1946
  3. In re the City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1927
  4. In re the City of New York Relative to Acquiring TitleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1926

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