Public Service Commission v. Interborough Rapid Transit Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered April 14, 1916, which affirmed an order of Special Term denying an application for a writ of mandamus to compel the Interborough Eapid Transit Company to comply with an order of the petitioner requiring it to operate daily, including Sundays and holidays, on all subway express and local tracks in each direction, past every two successive stations on the express…
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered April 14, 1916, which affirmed an order of Special Term denying an application for a writ of mandamus to compel the Interborough Eapid Transit Company to comply with an order of the petitioner requiring it to operate daily, including Sundays and holidays, on all subway express and local tracks in each direction, past every two successive stations on the express tracks and every three successive stations on the local tracks during all hours of the day and night in each twenty-minute…
1Per curiam
Although, as provided by section 57 of the Public Service Commissions Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 48), mandamus may be an appropriate process “ for the purpose of having violations, or threatened violations ” of any thing required of a common carrier “by law or by order of the commission” “stopped and prevented,” and. the requirements so directed by mandamus may in our opinion be continuous (Public Service Commission v. Westchester St. R. R. Co., 206 N. Y. 209; Willcox v. Richmond Light & R. R. Co., 142 App. Div. 44; affirmed, 202 N. Y. 515), subject to the further order of the court, we are,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Public Service Commission v. Westchester Street RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Willcox v. . Richmond Light and Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
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- Public Service Commission v. Richmond Light & RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1916