Legal Opinion
Booth v. . R., W. O.T.R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 5, 1893PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] We entertain no doubt of the correctness of the ruling at the Circuit that the defendant stands in no better position in defending the action than if the controversy was between individuals.
The rule that the legislature may, in the public interest and for public purposes, authorize and legalize acts causing consequential injury to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Campbell v. . SeamanNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Hay v. . the Cohoes CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1849
- Bellinger v. . the New York Central RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1861
- Heeg v. . LichtNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Fish v. DodgeNew York Supreme Court · 1847
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3Cited by112 opinions
- Bird v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Whitman Hotel Corporation v. Elliott & Watrous Engineering Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
- Sullivan v. . DunhamNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Bessemer Coal, Iron & Land Co. v. DoakSupreme Court of Alabama · 1907
- Exner v. Sherman Power Const. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
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