Pratt v. New York Cent. & H. R. R.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Erie county. Action by Pascal P. Pratt against the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company, the city of Buffalo, and others, to recover damages to plaintiff’s premises, caused by the construction and operation of defendants’ railroad tracks. From an order refusing to continue and vacating a temporary injunction, plaintiff appeals. Affirmed. For former report, see 28 N. Y. Supp. 463.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
A plan was inaugurated several years ago for the purpose of remedying what had come to be a serious evil in the city of Buffalo, caused by the steam railroads crossing the streets of the city at grade. After the expenditure of much time and labor, a general plan for a change of the grade crossing was adopted. It involved a very large expenditure of money, amounting to four or five millions of dollars, part of which is to be paid by the railroads and the balance by the city. The New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company has for many years had and maintained two tracks running along the…
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- Reining v. New York, Lackawanna & Western Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1891
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