Sherman v. Adirondack Railway Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Onondaga county. Action by George C. Sherman against the Adirondack Railway Company and others to annul a grant of land. From an order denying a motion for a change of venue, some of the defendants appeal. The action was commenced on the 31st of December, 1894. The place of trial named was Jefferson county.
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Appeal from special term, Onondaga county. Action by George C. Sherman against the Adirondack Railway Company and others to annul a grant of land. From an order denying a motion for a change of venue, some of the defendants appeal. The action was commenced on the 31st of December, 1894. The place of trial named was Jefferson county. The two corporations and Young appeared by an attorney residing in Albany, who served an answer; the defendants Tilden, Schuyler, and Weed, constituting a majority of the. forest commission, appeared by an attorney residing in Saratoga; Nathan Strauss appeared…
1Opinion of the CourtHardin, P. J.
Plaintiff in his complaint alleges that he is “interested in the lands constituting what is known as the ‘Forest Preserve’ and the ‘Adirondack Park,’ situated in the counties of Essex, Herkimer, Hamilton, Franklin, and Lewis, * * * and has a special interest in lands which are embraced within the boundaries established by the forest commission as the boundaries of the Adirondack park.” He also alleges the appointment of Strauss, Babcock, Tilden, Schuyler, and Weed as commissioners under chapter 332 of the Laws of 1893. The complaint also alleges that the Adirondack Railway Company, by Young,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Scott v. . OnderdonkNew York Court of Appeals · 1856
- Hogg v. MackNew York Supreme Court · 1889
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- Dailey v. Nassau County Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- Sherman v. Adirondack Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
- Sherman v. Adirondack Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896