Legal Opinion
City of New York v. New York Telephone Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 13, 1938PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRippey, J.
This action was brought by the city of New York for reimbursement for the cost of relocating the wire, conduits, and other structures of defendant located in Fourth avenue in the borough of Brooklyn. These structures were put in originally under a valid franchise about October 26, 1912, under permits issued by the duly constituted city authorities and approved by the Public Service Commission for the First District. Defendant thereafter maintained and used them in the original location until 1928. The plaintiff completed the work of shifting and relocating the cables, conduits, ducts and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- New Orleans Gas Light Co. v. Drainage Commission of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Transit Commission v. Long Island RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- In Re Board of Rapid Transit RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- City of Los Angeles v. Los Angeles Gas & Electric Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Litchfield Construction Co. v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
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3Cited by17 opinions
- In re the City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. v. State Roads CommissionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
- Northwest Natural Gas Co. v. City of PortlandOregon Supreme Court · 1985
- New York Telephone Co. v. City of BinghamtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
- Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
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