Mott v. Mayor of New York
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal by the defendants from a judgment entered at special term upon the verdict of a jury. The material facts in the case are fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Hilton, J.
The plaintiff brought this action to recover of the defendants the damages he sustained by reason of their illegal interference with the established grade of Yandewater street in this city. It appeared on the trial that the plaintiff was the owner of two houses and lots fronting on Yande water street, the grade of which had, for a long time previous to the interference complained of, been ■ fixed and established; that on April 20, 1857, the defendants adopted an ordinance or resolution, altering the grade, which had been so previously fixed, *362and thereupon, pursuant to…
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- Wilson v. Mayor of New YorkCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1845
- Rogers v. BradshawCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1823
- In re JohnNew York Supreme Court · 1839
- Bigelow v. StearnsNew York Supreme Court · 1821
- Prosser v. SecorNew York Supreme Court · 1849
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