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Ackerman v. True

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

Decided July 1, 1900PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal-by the defendant-, Clarence F. True, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the 'county of Hew York on the 27th day of June, 1900, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the New York Special Term adjudging that certain projections on buildings ■erected by the defendant referred to therein are nuisances, awarding the plaintiff $2,500 damages, and granting the plaintiff the right to reopen…

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Appeal-by the defendant-, Clarence F. True, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the 'county of Hew York on the 27th day of June, 1900, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the New York Special Term adjudging that certain projections on buildings ■erected by the defendant referred to therein are nuisances, awarding the plaintiff $2,500 damages, and granting the plaintiff the right to reopen the case.

1Opinion of the Court

Hatch, J.:

This action was brought to obtain a judgment declaring six dwelling houses erected by the defendant upon the east side of Riverside drive, between Eighty-second and Eighty-third streets, in the ■city of New York, to be unlawful obstructions to tlie public- highway and an unlawful interference with plaintiff’s easements-of ’light; air and access, and for- a mandatory injunction against maintaining the same, with damages.

Briefly stated, the material facts are as follows : The plaintiff is the owner of a lot situated on the northeast corner of- Riverside; •drive and Eighty-second…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Uline v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
  2. Pappenheim v. Metropolitan Elevated Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1891
  3. Cogswell v. . N.Y., N.H. H.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
  4. Stowers v. . GilbertNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
  5. Libmann v. Manhattan Elevated Railway Co.New York Supreme Court · 1891

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Mary Jane Stevens Co. v. First Nat. Bldg. Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1936
  2. Crocker v. Manhattan Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
  3. McGurty v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916
  4. People ex rel. Ackerman v. StoverAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
  5. Ackerman v. TrueAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907

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