Adamson v. Union Railway Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Kings county. Action by John Adamson against the Union Railway Company and the city of Brooklyn and others to declare void a grant of a franchise by defendant city to defendant railroad, and to restrain defendant railroad from doing any act or taking any steps towards constructing the said railroad. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtDykman, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment procured at special term which adjudged the consent of the local authorities, granting to the defendant corporation permission to build its railroad, to be illegal, and restraining that corporation from constructing any part of its road. It is the object of the action to procure a judgment which shall declare the grant to the corporation set out in the complaint to be illegal, and restraining that company from doing any act or taking any step towards the construction of a railroad over the streets and avenues described. The complaint contains the following…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Talcott v. . City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
3Cited by11 opinions
- Adamson v. Nassau Electric RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1895
- Adee v. Nassau Electric RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
- Blanshard v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1931
- Chelnik v. WagnerNew York Supreme Court · 1955
- Chelnik v. WagnerNew York Supreme Court · 1955
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