Legal Opinion
Village of Stillwater v. Hudson Valley Railway Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 6, 1931PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrane, J.
The village of Stillwater brought this proceeding to get rid of abandoned street railroad tracks on its principal thoroughfare, and to make the cost of their removal a preferred hen on the corporate property.
The Board of Trustees of the village of Stillwater, on December 6, 1882, and on June 15, 1893, by resolution authorized, allowed and permitted the Stillwater and Mecharhcville Street Railway Company “ to construct, maintain and operate a street railroad through and upon said Main Street ” of said village. The consent, taking the form of a contract, by the acceptance and written approval…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- People v. . O'BrienNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- TERRETT & OTHERS v. Taylor & OthersSupreme Court of the United States · 1815
- People Ex Rel. Metropolitan Street Railway Co. v. State Board of Tax CommissionersNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Transit Commission v. Long Island RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Southern Railway Co. v. Carnegie Steel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1900
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Boston Elevated Railway Co. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
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- West Penn Railways Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- In the Matter of CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Debtor. Appeal of IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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