Legal Opinion
Peo. Ex Rel. v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 14, 1899PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
We held in People ex rel. City of Buffalo v. New YorkCentral Hudson R.R.R. Co. (156 N.Y. 570) that the effect of the provisions of section 31 of the Statutory Construction Law (Laws of 1892, chap. 677) is to preserve a proceeding pending in a court to compel a railroad to take a street across its tracks after the preliminary steps have been taken as provided by chapter 62 of the Laws of 1853, notwithstanding the repeal of such act by chapter 754 of the Laws of 1897. In that case the city of Buffalo had not only acquired the right to compel the railroad to take a street across its tracks, but…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In re Village of WaverlyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
- People ex rel. City of Buffalo v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
3Cited by9 opinions
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- People Ex Rel. Town of Colesville v. Delaware & Hudson Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Geneva & Waterloo Railway Co. v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Town Board of Royalton v. New York Cent. & H. R. RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
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