Legal Opinion
City of New York v. Third Avenue Railway Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 24, 1945PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDesmond, J.
The City of New York brought this action to recover from defendants the possession of certain lands formerly under water, title to which is in the City under ancient grants (see Sage v. The Mayor, 154 N. Y. 61), and for damages for use of such lands. The lands in question are outshore of the highwater line of the Harlem River and are in area about 53,000 square feet. About 12,000 square feet thereof have been left as a basin or slip — the rest was filled in by the defendant railway company or its predecessors, many years ago, out to the bulkhead line. Defendant Third Avenue Railway Company…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Sage v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
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- Weems Steamboat Co. of Baltimore v. People's Steamboat Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- People v. . Steeplechase Park Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Barnes v. . Midland R.R. Terminal Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1908
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