In re City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the petitioner, The City of New York, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 30th day of December, 1909, in so far as said order confirms the report of commissioners of estimate and assessment awarding certain damages to the respondent.
1Opinion of the Court
Scott, J.:
The city of New York appeals from an order in this proceeding in so far as it confirms the report of the commissioners of estimate and assessment awarding to James E. Ward & Co., a corporation, certain sums of money as damages for taking an iron shed and a wooden shed erected by the said corporation on Pier Old No. 17,' East river. No question is made as to the values placed upon these sheds, the. only question raised being whether the respondent is entitled to any compensation at all. The pier itself was concededly private property, of which the respondent had been for many years'…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In re City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- In re City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
- Matter of City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- In re Piers, Old Nos. 19, 20, East RiverAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
3Cited by2 opinions
- Matter of City of New York (Pier Old No. 49)New York Court of Appeals · 1919
- In re the City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1918