People ex rel. Chedsey v. City of New York
New York Supreme Court
Motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus directing William P. Burr, as the chief law officer of the city of New York, to make application to this court for the appointment of commissioners to ascertain and determine the compensation which should be made for easements destroyed by the closing of East One Hundred and Forty-first street between St. Ann’s avenue and Brook avenue, in the borough of The Bronx.
1Opinion of the CourtGiegerich, J.
The petitioners seek a peremptory writ of mandamus directing the corporation counsel, as the chief law officer of the city of New York, to institute a proceeding to determine the compensation which should be paid to them for easements destroyed by the closing of East One Hundred and Forty-first street, between St. Ann’s avenue and Brook avenue, in the borough of The Bronx. Among other things the petition alleges that long prior to June 15, 1894, One Hundred and Forty-first street as it then existed was a public street in open use and was the only street running from Brook avenue to St. Ann’s…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Matter of City of N.Y. (Grand Boulevard)New York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Claim of Clark v. Water Commissioners of AmsterdamNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Matter of City of New York (Newton Avenue)New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- In re Estate of HaleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
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