Buchholz v. New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiffs, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Orange on the 20th day of February, 1901, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Orange Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.:
This action has been before the courts since May, 1890, and was brought for the purpose of recovering damages alleged to have been sustained by the original plaintiff by reason of the closing of a certain highway in front of his premises, occupied as a hotel. The action was originally brought by Charles W. Buchholz against the present defendant in May, 1890; was tried December 10, 1890, *454resulting' in a dismissal of the complaint. The General Term affirmed the judgment, but upon going to the Court of Appeals the judgment of the courts below was reversed and a new trial granted.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Marble v. . WhitneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
- Buchholz v. New York, Lake Erie & Western RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- People Ex Rel. Bowen v. . JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Lincoln v. Inhabitants of WarrenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
- Engleman v. . LonghorstNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
3Cited by1 opinion
- Buffalo Co-operative Stove Co. v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937