Legal Opinion
Matter of Mayor, Etc., of New York (Elm St.)
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 20, 1927PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Cardozo, Ch. J.
In the year 1898 Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment made an award of $36,266 in favor of the American Express Company in proceedings for the widening of Ehn street in the city of New York.
In February, 1899, the Comptroller drew a voucher in
A favor of the Express Company for $40,122.28, the amount of the award with interest from the date of the vesting of title to the date of the voucher (L. 1897, ch. 641, sec. 2).
For some unexplained reason, the Express Company failed to call for this voucher, and for many years it was carried on the Comptroller’s books as a warrant…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Kittinger v. . Buffalo Traction Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Matter of N.Y. Elevated R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1877
- People v. . DunnNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- In the Matter of the Application of ChurchNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Matter of HennebergerNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Hotel Dorset Co. v. Trust for Cultural ResourcesNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Kamhi v. Town of YorktownNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Robertson v. ZimmermannNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Van Gilder v. City of MadisonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1936
- Farrington v. PinckneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
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