Colonial City Traction Co. v. Kingston City Railroad
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered April 14, 1897, reversing a judgment entered upon the decision of the Special Term after a trial, and dismissing the petition. The nature of the proceeding and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The Colonial City Traction Company was duly organized as a street surface railway company. (Spelling on Priv.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered April 14, 1897, reversing a judgment entered upon the decision of the Special Term after a trial, and dismissing the petition. The nature of the proceeding and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The Colonial City Traction Company was duly organized as a street surface railway company. (Spelling on Priv. Corp. § 44; In re M. H. Co., 14 Cal. 424; Patterson v. Arnold, 45 Penn. St. 410; W. M. Ins. Co. v. Chamberlain, 16 Gray, 165; People v. Chambers, 42 Cal. 201;…
1Opinion of the CourtVann, J.
The appellant is a street railroad company, organized April 22, 1896, owning and operating a surface railroad in the city of Kingston running substantially east and west across the city, but in two sections, each about two miles long, and separated near the middle of the town by a portion of a street known as Broadway. The eastern section ends at the central line of Prince street where it crosses Broadway, and the western section at the central line of Cedar street where it crosses Broadway,' the distance between the two points, as measured on the street last named, being 870 feet. The…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In Re Rochester Electric Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Matter of Thirty-Fourth Street R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Colonial City Traction Co. v. Kingston City RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
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- Dolan v. LearyNew York Supreme Court · 1901
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