Craig v. . Rochester City Brighton R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Tjtts is an appeal from a judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court of the Seventh District, perpetually enjoining the Defendant from laying its track (a horse-railroad track) in East Avenue, a public street of the city of Rochester, opposite the premises of the Plaintiff) or doing anything in relation thereto.
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Tjtts is an appeal from a judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court of the Seventh District, perpetually enjoining the Defendant from laying its track (a horse-railroad track) in East Avenue, a public street of the city of Rochester, opposite the premises of the Plaintiff) or doing anything in relation thereto. The facts of the case are as follows: The Defendant was organized under and by virtue of the general railroad act, on the 20th day of May, 1862. On the 24th day of June, 1862, the Defendant procured the consent of the Common Council of the city of Rochester' to its…
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The defendant in this action claims the right to construct a horse railroad through the streets of the city of Rochester, by virtue of the consent of the common council of said city, without making any compensation for damages to the owners of lots along the street in which the road passes. The claim thus urged is based upon the ground, that the building of such a railroad is not an infringement upon the rights, or any injury to the interests, of the owners of…
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- Fletcher v. Auburn & Syracuse Rail RoadNew York Supreme Court · 1841
- Mahon v. . the New York Central Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
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