Legal Opinion
City of New York v. Interborough Rapid Transit Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 15, 1931PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
By this action and by this special proceeding, the single issue is presented whether authority has been conferred upon the Transit Commission to increase the rate of fare upon subway and elevated railroads operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. No other question is before us.
During the sixth and seventh decades of the last century, response was first made to public demand for additional transit facilities in the old city of New York. Beginning with the experiment of the West Side and Yonkers Patent Railroad and progressing through the organizations of the Gilbert Elevated, the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Siler v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Sun Printing & Publishing Ass'n v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Matter of Quinby v. . Public Service Comm.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Admiral Realty Co. v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- People Ex Rel. City of New York v. . NixonNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
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3Cited by25 opinions
- American Brake Shoe & Foundry Co. v. Interborough Rapid Transit Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1935
- Lowe v. FeldmanNew York Supreme Court · 1957
- Duffy v. MolloSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
- Eighth Avenue Coach Corp. v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1939
- Durant v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1964
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