Mundy v. New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Chemung county. Action by Nicholas S. Mundy against the New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad Company. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $1,400, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial on a case and exceptions, defendant appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the Court
MERWEN", J.
This action is brought to recover damages sustained by the plaintiff by reason of a flood occurring on the 1st day of June, 1889. At that date, and for many years prior thereto, the plaintiff owned a farm situated on the northerly side of Chemung river, in the town of Big Flats, in the county of Chemung. This farm extended from the river northerly across the valley a distance of about a mile. Through the farm, and along the valley, and some distance from the river, the railroad of the defendant passed in a direction easterly and westerly. . The track was laid upon an embankment…
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