City of New York v. Third Avenue Railroad

This action is brought to recover the sum of $25,720, with interest, claimed to be due for car license fees from defendant for the years 1894 to 1899 inclusive. The conceded facts are that the plaintiff is a municipal corporation which succeeded to all the rights, obligations *600and liabilities of the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of Hew York; that the defendant is a street surface railroad corporation organized and existing pursuant to the provisions of the General Railroad Act of the Laws of 1850 and the acts amendatory thereof; that the defendant was-organized pursuant to the…