Legal Opinion

Keene v. Metropolitan Elevated Railway Co.

New York Supreme Court

Decided July 13, 1894PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from special term, Hew York county. Action by Sara J. Keene against the Metropolitan Elevated Railway Company and another. There was a judgment in favor of plaintiff, and defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtVan Brunt, P. J.

This action was brought to obtain an injunction against the operation of the defendants’ railroad, or the payment of damages because of the interference with easements in the street in front of the plaintiff’s premises. The premises in question are situated at the southwest corner of Hinth avenue and Fifty-Seventh street, having a frontage on the avenue of 125 feet and on the street of 100 feet. The defendants have constructed and maintained and are operating an elevated railroad on Hinth avenue. The building upon the premises in question was constructed in 1880 and 1881, and was intended for…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Manhattan Railway v. O'SullivanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
  2. Welde v. New York & Harlem RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
  3. Reilly v. Manhattan Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
  4. Livingston v. Manhattan Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896

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