Legal Opinion
Mechanicville & Fort Edward Railroad v. Fitchburg Railroad
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 15, 1918PublishedCited by 7 opinions
Action in ejectment.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Kirk, J.
The action is in ejectment. The land, the title to which is in dispute, is the right of way on which is constructed a railroad operated by the receiver of the Boston and Maine Bailroad, beginning . at the line of the Bensselaer and Saratoga Bailroad (leased to the Delaware and Hudson Company) in Mechanieville and extending to the northerly switch at the Saratoga junction, which is the point where the Boston and Maine line to Boston curves across the Hudson river bridge immediately north of Mechanieville. The length of this right of way is about one and one-quarter miles, and for convenience I…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Snell v. . LevittNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- City of New York v. . BryanNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Matter of B., W. and N. Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Roby v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Brook'n Steam Transit Co. v. . City of Brook'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Boston & Maine Railroad v. Delaware & Hudson Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
- Crouch v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1926
- MacAfferr v. Boston & Maine RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1934
- Hayner v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1948
- Boston & Maine Railroad v. Delaware & Hudson Co.New York Supreme Court · 1932
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