Roseth Realty Co. v. Brighton & Bensonhurst Electric Railroad

In 1880 James A. Williamson conveyed a strip of land 50 feet wide and about 6,125 feet long to the New York and Brighton Beach Railroad Company. The deeds contained the following clause: “ This conveyance is made and delivered upon the further express condition that when the lands and premises, or any part thereof, shall cease to be used for the purposes set forth in the special acts of the Legislature in relation to railroads, then the said lands and premises shall revert to the said party of the first part, his heirs, executors and assigns, in the same manner and to the same extent as…