In re Mayor
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by The City of New York from an order of the Supreme Oourt, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 6th day of August, 1901, as amended by an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 18th day of September, 1901, confirming the first partial and separate report of the commissioners of estimate and assessment.
1Opinion of the Court
Hatch, J.:
This proceeding was instituted under the provisions of the former Consolidation Act (Laws of 1882, chap. 410, § 955 et seq., as amd.) to acquire title to the' land known as Tiffany street, from Longwood Avenue to Intervale avenue, in the city of New York. The respondents do not claim to own any of the fee of the land taken for the street, and the damages claimed, relate solely to that sustained by the intended grade of the street, it being shown that a deep cut would-be made in front of some of the buildings and a high fill in front of others. The buildings claimed to have been…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In re Mayor, Aldermen & Commonalty of the City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
- In re AldermenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
3Cited by2 opinions
- People ex rel. Bennett v. DickeyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
- In re Grant Ave.New York Supreme Court · 1915