In re Board of Street Opening & Improvement
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by The City of New York, as successor to The Mayor,. Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, from so-much of an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 5th day of July, 1898, as reads as follows; “ It is ordered, adjudged and decreed that the comptroller of the city of New York, in behalf of the city of New York, pay into this court, to be secured, disposed of and…
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Appeal by The City of New York, as successor to The Mayor,. Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, from so-much of an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 5th day of July, 1898, as reads as follows; “ It is ordered, adjudged and decreed that the comptroller of the city of New York, in behalf of the city of New York, pay into this court, to be secured, disposed of and improved as the court may direct, the sum or sums of money awarded in the report of the commissioners of estimate and…
1Opinion of the Court
Barrett, J.:
The sole question raised relates to the amount of interest which the city is required to pay. Section 992 of the Consolidation Act (Laws of 1882, chap. 410), as amended by chapter 660 of the Laws of 1893, provides: “ All" damages awarded by the commissioners of estimate and assessment, with interest thereon from *408the date when title to the lands shall have vested in the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New York, as provided in this chapter, and all costs or expenses which may be taxed, shall be paid by the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New York to the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In re Board of Street OpeningAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
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