City of Geneva v. Henson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Robert W. Henson and others, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Ontario on the 25th day of April, 1910, upon the report of a referee.
1Opinion of the Court
Spring, J.:
The Cayuga and Seneca canal connects the two lakes of the same name, with one terminus at the northwestern shore of said Seneca lake.
By chapter 662 of the Laws of 1900 the Superintendent of Public Works was authorized to extend the towpath of said canal from its terminus in the city of Geneva “southerly” for a distance of “about twelve hundred feet to the opening of the Long Pier ” in the harbor adjacent .to said city. This .improvement was made, extending through a portion of the lake, so that a considerable part of the water, was left on the westerly side of the towpath. The…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Smith v. . City of RochesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Sage v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Canal Commissioners v. PeopleCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1830
- Gouverneur v. National Ice Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
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3Cited by1 opinion
- City of Geneva v. HensonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911