Legal Opinion
City of New York v. Village of Lawrence
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 19, 1929PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLehman, J.
The boundary lines of the city of New York are described in the city charter. By chapter 802 of the Laws of 1928, entitled “ An Act to define the boundary line between the city of New York and the town of Hempstead along the eastern and southerly boundary lines of the former village of Far Rockaway,” the Legislature of the State has attempted to change the description of a boundary fine of the city. The act is, undoubtedly, special or local in its terms and in its effect, and it was not passed by the Legislature on a message from the Governor declaring that an emergency exists. The city of…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Hunter v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Mount Pleasant v. BeckwithSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Commissioners of Laramie County v. COMMISSIONERS OF ALBANY COUNTYSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Matter of McAneny v. . Bd. of Estimate, Etc.New York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Admiral Realty Co. v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- Black River Regulating District v. Adirondack League ClubNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- La Porto v. Village of PhilmontNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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