Wyman v. Mayor of New-York
New York Supreme Court
Error from the Supreme Court. This was a writ of error, brought to reverse the confirmation by the supreme court of the report of commissioners of estimate and. assessment in the opening of Fifth street from Broadway to Mercer street, in the city of New-York.
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Error from the Supreme Court. This was a writ of error, brought to reverse the confirmation by the supreme court of the report of commissioners of estimate and. assessment in the opening of Fifth street from Broadway to Mercer street, in the city of New-York. The facts of the case are as follows : Mrs. Elizabeth De Peyster was the owner of a tract of land in the city of N. York, which had been laid outupon a map of the city into blocks and streets, one of which was the street in question called Fifth Street. In November, 1817, Mrs. De Peyster made her last will and testament, in which she…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinions were delivered in this court:
By the Chancellor.
The object of the writ of error in this case is to set aside the proceedings of the justices of the supreme court, confirming the report of the commissioners of estimate and assessment upon the opening of Fifth street, in the city of New-York, from Broadway to Mercer street: on the ground that the commissioners had adopted an erroneous principle, in not allowing the plaintiff in error the full value of the lands covered by the street. Wyman purchased of the executors and trustees of Mrs. De Peyster, after the deeds to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Livingston v. MayorCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1831
- Whitney v. OlneyU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Rhode Island · 1823
- In re Mayor of New-YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1828
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