City of Syracuse v. Stacey
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Richard M. Stacey and others, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Jefferson Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Onondaga on the 17th day of May, 1898, confirming a report of commissioners of appraisal herein.
Read the full summary
Appeal by the defendants, Richard M. Stacey and others, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Jefferson Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Onondaga on the 17th day of May, 1898, confirming a report of commissioners of appraisal herein. By chapter 291 of the Laws of 1889, as the same was amended by chapter 314 of the Laws of 1890, the city of Syracuse was authorized, under certain restrictions and conditions, to take water not required for the Erie canal from Skaneateles lake and to conduct the same to the city by means of a pipe or main not…
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, J.:
At the time this proceeding was inaugurated Syracuse was a city of about 100,000 inhabitants and situated nearly seventeen miles northeasterly of Skaneateles lake. This lake is"a,body of fresh water some fifteen miles in length, having a general width of about one mile and a surface area of nearly or quite thirteen and one-quarter square miles. Its level is much higher than that of the city of Syracuse, and it is a suitable and desirable source from which to obtain water for that city and its inhabitants.
The tributary watershed of the lake covers about six square miles, exclusive of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Boom Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Smith v. . City of RochesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Newman v. Metropolitan Elevated Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Pixley v. . ClarkNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
- Sweet v. . City of SyracuseNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by19 opinions
- In re City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1930
- In re SimmonsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909
- City of Syracuse v. . StaceyNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Moore v. EadieNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- United States v. Village of Highland FallsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.