Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 4, 1898PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The city of Buffalo, proceeding under chapter 62 of the Laws of 1853, entitled "An act to regulate the construction of roads and streets across railroad tracks," procured an order for a writ of peremptory mandamus from the Special Term, directing the defendant company to cause Ideal street in that city to be taken across its tracks, so as to be convenient for public travel, and cause all necessary embankments, excavations and other work to be done on its road for that purpose.
The Appellate Division unanimously affirmed this order, and an appeal was taken to this court.
The defendant railroad…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Corrigan v. . the Mayor, Etc.New York Court of Appeals · 1896
- In Re Haebler v. . N.Y. Produce ExchangeNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Matter of City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- The Albany Northern Railroad Company v. . BrownellNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
- Matter of Boston and Albany R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
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3Cited by37 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Pumpyansky v. . KeatingNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Town of Putnam Valley v. SlutzkyNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Chicago, R. I. & P. R. Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
- State Ex Rel. City of Grand Island v. Union Pacific RailroadNebraska Supreme Court · 1950
- G. W. Ry. Co. v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1900
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