Legal Opinion

Matter of N.Y. Elevated R.R. Co.

New York Court of Appeals

Decided September 18, 1877PublishedCited by 86 opinions

Richard Stuyvesant and many others, property-owners, appeared in the supreme court to oppose the pro ceedings in the matter of the petition of the ¡New Tori: Elevated Railroad Company. The proceedings were' taken by that company to obtain the necessary sanction under the rapid transit act for the construction of' their road through the Bowery and Third avenue in the-city of New York.

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Richard Stuyvesant and many others, property-owners, appeared in the supreme court to oppose the pro ceedings in the matter of the petition of the ¡New Tori: Elevated Railroad Company. The proceedings were' taken by that company to obtain the necessary sanction under the rapid transit act for the construction of' their road through the Bowery and Third avenue in the-city of New York. The commissioners appointed by the mayor under section 1 of the rapid transit act laid out the route through those streets; and as the-company failed to obtain the consent of the owners of one half, in value, of…

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[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The order appealed from is assailed upon many grounds, and the…

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Ogden v. SaundersSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
  2. The People v. . Simeon DraperNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
  3. United States Tr. Co. of New York v. . U.S. Fire Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1858
  4. People Ex Rel. Bolton v. . AlbertsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
  5. McAunich v. Mississippi & Missouri RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1866

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3Cited by86 opinions

  1. Story v. . New York Elevated R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1882
  2. State v. BryanSupreme Court of Florida · 1905
  3. Trustees of the Village of Saratoga Springs v. Saratoga Gas, Electric Light & Power Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1908
  4. Matter of Sherrill v. . O'BrienNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
  5. People Ex Rel. New York Electric Lines Co. v. SquireNew York Court of Appeals · 1888

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