Legal Opinion
Rumsey v. . N.Y. N.E.R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 4, 1889PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This action was brought to restrain the defendant from operating its road over and upon certain lands lying below high-water mark in the Hudson river, to which the plaintiffs claim title through letters-patent issued to them by the commissioners of the land office of the state.
It appears, from the findings of the trial court, that the plaintiffs own certain uplands situated in the village of Fishkill Landing, in Dutchess county, which border upon the easterly shore of the Hudson river, and that in the year 1881 the defendant built a portion of its railroad in the waters of the river, in front…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lansing v. SmithCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1829
- Coleman v. . BurrNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Gould v. . Hudson River Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1852
- In Matter of N.Y.C. and H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Kingsland v. . Mayor, Etc., of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
3Cited by12 opinions
- Rumsey v. New York & New England R. R.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. WalkerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1902
- Matter of City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Rumsey v. New York & New England RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Fulton Light, Heat & Power Co. v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1909
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