In re King
New York County Courts
Motion to modify the decision of commissioners appointed by the County Court to lay out a highway.
1Opinion of the CourtJaycox, J.
The commissioners appointed by the County Court in this matter have made a decision by which the application is granted as to about one-half of the road, and denied as to the remainder. An application is now made to modify this decision so as to deny the application for the road in toto, and in support of this motion it is urged that an application was made for one road, and the commissioners granted another. The rule has been for some time established that a slight variation may be made by the commissioners from the road as applied for, but the commissioners have no authority to so far…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Talmage v. . HunttingNew York Court of Appeals · 1864
- In re Feeney, New York County Courts1897
- In re New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- People ex rel. Cecil v. CarmanNew York Supreme Court · 1893
3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re Establishment of Judicial Highway Between Sibley & Renville CountiesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1942