Legal Opinion

Matter of City of New York v. . the New York Central Rd.

New York Court of Appeals

Decided December 7, 1915PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered June 4, 1915, which affirmed an order of Special Term granting a motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the defendant to repair bridges over its tracks in the borough of The Bronx.

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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered June 4, 1915, which affirmed an order of Special Term granting a motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the defendant to repair bridges over its tracks in the borough of The Bronx. The legal question involved is whether the New York Central Railroad Company, with respect to these bridges, is relieved of the obligations imposed by section 93 of the Railroad Law by virtue of the provisions of section 1 of chapter 645 of the Laws of 1897.

1Opinion of the Court

Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: Willard Bartlett, Ch. J., Chase, Collin, Cardozo, Seabury and Pound, JJ. Not voting: Hiscock, J.

2Cited by1 opinion

  1. Town of Cortlandt v. New York Central RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916