Legal Opinion
Rector v. City of New York & Frederick L. Cranford, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 18, 1929PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFrankenthaler, J.
Plaintiff, The Rector, Churchwardens and Vestrymen of Trinity Church in the City of New York, commenced this action on April 12, 1926, to recover $131,340 from the city and from Frederick L. Cranford, Inc., the contractor which constructed the subway in Trinity place during the years 1913, 1914 and 1915. The sum demanded represents the expenditure incurred by plaintiff in underpinning the western part of Trinity Church in 1925. It is plaintiff’s claim that the underpinning was necessary to counteract the settlement of this portion of the church structure and that the settlement was caused by…
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- In Re Board of Rapid Transit RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
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- Smith v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1898
- Ludlow v. Hudson River RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1872
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