Legal Opinion
Matter of Petition of N.Y., L. W.R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 14, 1885PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Among the numerous questions raised by the appellant, there are three which force themselves upon our attention. The proceeding is by the New York, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company to condemn the lands of the Union Steamboat Company, and so results in a collision of corporations.
1. It is claimed, on behalf of the resisting land-owner, that the railroad company has not legally established its corporate existence. In its petition, by which the proceeding…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Woodruff v. . Erie Railway CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Matter of Boston and Albany R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Matter of Lockport and Buffalo R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Rensselaer Saratoga R.R. Co. v. . DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Kip v. . New York and Harlem R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1876
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3Cited by27 opinions
- In re SimmonsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909
- Riden v. Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington R. R.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1943
- Postal Tel. Cable Co. of Utah v. Oregon S. L. R.Utah Supreme Court · 1901
- Vermont Hydro-Electric Corp. v. DunnSupreme Court of Vermont · 1921
- Patterson Orchard Co. v. Southwest Arkansas Utilities Corp.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1929
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