Matter of Mayor, Etc., of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered January 4, 1901, which reversed an order of Special Term denying a motion on behalf of the petitioners to refer their claims for damages to the commissioners of estimate and assessment, pursuant to section 14 of chapter 1006 of the Laws of 1895, and granted said motion.
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Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered January 4, 1901, which reversed an order of Special Term denying a motion on behalf of the petitioners to refer their claims for damages to the commissioners of estimate and assessment, pursuant to section 14 of chapter 1006 of the Laws of 1895, and granted said motion. The questions certified and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. After the enactment of chapter 1006 of the Laws of 1895 there were two methods of closing streets in the city of…
1Opinion of the CourtBartlett, J.
This appeal is taken by permission of the Appellate Division; two questions are certified.
The petitioners are the owners of certain premises on the easterly side of Monroe avenue, between 181st and 182nd streets, in the city of New York. The claim of the petitioners is that Monroe avenue, between 181st street and a point north of their premises, has been discontinued and closed by the city and a new street known as Morris avenue has been laid out a short distance west thereof. The title to Morris * avenue as newly laid out vested in the city of New York on November 29th, 1897.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- In re Mayor of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
- In Re Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
3Cited by3 opinions
- In re the Mayor, Aldermen & CommonaltyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909
- In re City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911
- In re the Mayor, Aldermen & CommonaltyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909