In re West 134th Street
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from Judgment on Report of Referee. In the matter of the application of the City of New York to acquire title to lands and to open and extend West 134th street. From an order confirming the report of a referee, and dismissing the petition, the City of New York appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtScott, J.
This is an appeal by the city of New York from an order confirming the report of a referee.
The proceeding is the usual street opening proceeding for acquiring title to so much of the land required to construct West 134th street from Broadway to the Hudson river, as is not already owned by the city. The proceeding was initiated by a petition in the customary form, to which the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company interposed an answer. The court at Special Term appointed commissioners of estimate and assessment, and at the same time appointed a referee to take proof concerning and…
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- Matter of TimmisNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
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- N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co. v. . AldridgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
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