In re Grade Crossing Commissioners
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by Jennie E. Wells and others from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Erie Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Erie on the 6th day of September, 1895, confirming the report of the commissioners appointed by the court to ascertain and determine the compensation to be paid to owners or persons interested in the real estate proposed to be taken for the purpose of carrying out the plan adopted by the grade crossing commissioners of…
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Appeal by Jennie E. Wells and others from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Erie Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Erie on the 6th day of September, 1895, confirming the report of the commissioners appointed by the court to ascertain and determine the compensation to be paid to owners or persons interested in the real estate proposed to be taken for the purpose of carrying out the plan adopted by the grade crossing commissioners of the city of Buffalo, confirming said report and fixing the amount of damages, costs and expenses to be allowed to the…
1Opinion of the Court
Herrick, J.:
This is an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court confirming the report of the commissioners appointed upon the application of the grade crossing commissioners of the city of. Buffalo to assess damages for the taking of land under section 12 of chapter 345 of the Laws of 1888, as amended by chapters 255 of the Laws of 1890 and 353 of the Laws of 1892.
In pursuance of their duties the grade crossing commissioners deemed it necessary to take Michigan street in the city of Buffalo over the railroad tracks which crossed it, and in order to do so it became necessary to build a long…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Story v. . New York Elevated R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Bohm v. Metropolitan Elevated Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Newman v. Metropolitan Elevated Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Troy & Boston Railroad v. LeeNew York Supreme Court · 1852
- Henderson v. . N.Y.C.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1879
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3Cited by14 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Simon v. . BradleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Matter of Grade Crossing CommissionersNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Matter of Grade Crossing CommissionersNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- In re Grade Crossing CommissionersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Myer v. AdamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
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