In re Marks
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Westchester county. This an appeal by Robert Marks from an order appointing commissioners to ascertain the compensation to be made by the petitioner, the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, a Connecticut corporation, for certain lands in Port Chester, proposed to be taken by the petitioner for railroad purposes.
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Appeal from special term, Westchester county. This an appeal by Robert Marks from an order appointing commissioners to ascertain the compensation to be made by the petitioner, the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, a Connecticut corporation, for certain lands in Port Chester, proposed to be taken by the petitioner for railroad purposes. Its railroad has for many years been- constructed and operated through Westchester county under and by virtue of act May 11, 1846, and the lands which it now proposes to take are for “tracks in addition to its present tracks, and for the purpose…
1Opinion of the CourtPratt, J.
The language of the amendment to section 21 is broad enough to allow a foreign corporation to take land under its provisions. The act is remedial, and should be construed liberally. The public welfare is promoted by the efficient operation of the railroads within the state. Order affirmed, with costs.
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