In re New York Railways Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the petitioner, New York Railways Company, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 5th day of January, 1916, as resettled by an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 13th day of January, 1916, denying its motion for a writ of mandamus.
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:
This appeal is from an order denying an application for a writ of mandamus to compel the respondents to credit against the special franchise taxes of the appellant for the years 1912,1913 and 1914 certain bridge tolls paid by it to the city of New York under a contract for the operation of cars over the Williams-burgh bridge.
*129On the 21st of May, 1904, the city of New York entered into a contract with the New York City Railway Company, by which the latter acquired the right to operate its cars over the Williamsburgh bridge for a term of years upon tracks constructed and owned by…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Metropolitan Street Railway Co. v. State Board of Tax CommissionersNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Schinzel v. BestNew York Supreme Court · 1904
- People ex rel. Interborough Rapid Transit Co. v. State Board of Tax CommissionersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- People ex rel. Nassau Electric Railroad v. GroutAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
- Schinzel v. BestAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
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3Cited by2 opinions
- People ex rel. New York Railways v. State Board of Tax CommissionersNew York Supreme Court · 1917
- People ex rel. Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. GilchristAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1927