Legal Opinion
In re the Proceeding, under the Grade Crossing Elimination Act
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 21, 1929No. Case No. 4725PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
The Public Service Commission has determined that public welfare requires the elimination of the existing highway-railroad crossing at grade of the West Shore railroad and the Saugerties-Kingston highway, just north of the boundary line of the city of Kingston. The elimination order locates the new crossing 137 feet north of the present one, measured along the center line of the railroad, which requires the relocation of about 2,700 feet of the highway, and eliminates a sharp curve about 1,300 feet south of the present crossing. Commencing at the south end of the new proposed highway, the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lehigh Valley Railroad v. Board of Public Utility CommissionersSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. City of OmahaSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- In Re State Commission of Highways for Change of Grade Crossings in the Town of RipleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- McAneny v. . N.Y.C.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1924
- Danner v. New York & Harlem RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
3Cited by5 opinions
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- In re the Elimination Under Chapter 233, Laws of 1926, of the Highway Grade Crossings of RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1930
- In re the Proceeding under the Grade Crossing Elimination ActAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1932