Legal Opinion
Pennsylvania RR Co. v. State of NY
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 6, 1962PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuld, J.
In 1954 the Long Island Bail Boad Company qualified as a railroad redevelopment corporation under the newly revised article 7 of the Bailroad Law (known as the Bailroad Bedevelopment Corporations Law). The question presented for decision is whether that qualification created a contract with the State so as to render later amendment of the statute unconstitutional as an impairment of contract obligation.
In 1949 the Long Island filed a petition for reorganization under section 77 of the Federal Bankruptcy Act (IT. S. Code, tit. 11, § 205). The Pennsylvania Bailroad Company was its sole…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Wisconsin & Michigan Railway Co. v. PowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
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