Brooklyn, Queens County & Suburban Railroad v. Bird
New York Supreme Court
Action to recover balance due upon sale of land for unpaid taxes. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtCrare, J.
This action, brought to recover the balance remaining upon the sale of land for unpaid taxes, involves the title to that portion of Jamaica plank road now included in the block bounded by Marion and Sumpter streets, Bock-away and Hopkins on avenues in the borough of Brooklyn.
The plaintiff claims the lands as the successor to the Brooklyn, Jamaica and Flatbush Turnpike Company, alleging that the latter company took a fee in the highway. The defendant Maria A. Bird has already received the money from the city of Few York under the claim that the plaintiff only had an easement in the road, which…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Van Winkle v. . Van WinkleNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Treadwell v. . InsleeNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Mahon v. . the New York Central Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- Heard v. . City of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Hooker v. Utica & Minden Turnpike Road Co.New York Supreme Court · 1834
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3Cited by3 opinions
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