Legal Opinion
Matter of Rhinebeck Connecticut R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 14, 1876PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The main question presented by this appeal is, whether after confirmation of the report of commissioners of appraisal, appointed in proceedings instituted by a railroad company, under the "act to authorize the formation of railroad corporations and to regulate the same," passed April 2, 1850, to acquire lands for the use of the road, the company may abandon the proceedings and refuse to pay the awards made to the owners, if for any reason it is not deemed for…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People v. President & Trustees of BrooklynNew York Supreme Court · 1828
- Matter of the N.Y. Cen. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
3Cited by15 opinions
- Lent v. New York & Massachusetts Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Lake Erie & Western Railway Co. v. GriffinIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
- Witt v. St. Paul & Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
- State Ex Rel. McFarland v. ErskineSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- New York Central & Hudson River RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919
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