Legal Opinion
City of New York v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 25, 1952PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCohn, J.
The City of New York instituted this action against Pennsylvania Railroad to recover a balance of $518,703.51, allegedly due as rent for the use of piers numbered 27, 28 and 29, North River, together with land under water between the piers and certain lateral platforms with sheds erected upon the land under water, for the period beginning July 1, 1944, and ending October 31, 1948.
Two causes of action are pleaded. The first is for reformation of written permits, thirty-two in number, issued by the city to railroad during the stated period covering the use of the piers. It is claimed that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Amend v. HurleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
- Curtis v. . AlbeeNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Donald Friedman & Co. v. NewmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Porter v. Commercial Casualty InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
- International Photo Recording Machines, Inc. v. Microstat Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1945
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