Smith v. City of Buffalo
New York Supreme Court
Actioh to have a franchise, granted by the city of Buffalo to the defendant International Railway Company to construct, maintain and operate a street surface railroad in Fillmore avenue, declared to he illegal and void.
1Opinion of the CourtWhite, J.
On January 1, 1892, there existed the Buffalo Railway Company, the Crosstown Street Railway Company of Buffalo, and the West Side Street Railway Company, independent "street railroad corporations, all en*246gaged and interested in' the maintenance and operation of street surface railroads in the city of Buffalo. On that day the city of Buffalo and said three street railroad companies made and entered into a contract known as the “ Milbum Agreement,” in and by which the terms and conditions of certain franchises theretofore granted by the city to said railroad corporations were changed and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Bohmer v. HaffenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
- Smith v. City of BuffaloNew York Supreme Court · 1906