Ramapo Mountains Water, Power & Service Co. v. Commissioners of the Palisades Interstate Park
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Commissioners of the Palisades Interstate Park, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Westchester Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Westchester on the 7th day of December, 1916, denying their motion for judgment' on the pleadings and overruling their demurrer to the complaint.
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Appeal by the defendants, Commissioners of the Palisades Interstate Park, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Westchester Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Westchester on the 7th day of December, 1916, denying their motion for judgment' on the pleadings and overruling their demurrer to the complaint. Appeal by the defendants, Commissioners of the Palisades Interstate Park, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Westchester Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Westchester on the 29th day of December, 1916,…
1Opinion of the Court
Blackmar, J.:
The determining question on both appeals is whether the complaint states facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.
The plaintiff, organized under the Transportation Corporations Law of the State of New York (Consol. Laws, chap. 63 [Laws of 1909, chap. 219], art. 8), made maps and plans for the purpose of acquiring a source of water supply in the towns of Ramapo and Haverstraw, in Rockland county, and on the 22d day of May, 1916, presented said maps and plans, with a *702petition for their approval, to the Conservation Commission pursuant to chapter 647 of the Laws of 1911,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. . Adirondack Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Pocantico Water Works Co. v. BirdNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Economic Power & Construction Co. v. City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- People v. Adirondack Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
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- The OnteoraDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1923
- New York Water Service Corp. v. Palisades Interstate Park CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1961
- Ramapo Mountains Water Power & Service Co. v. SeidlerNew York Supreme Court · 1918
- Ramapo Mountains Water, Power & Service Co. v. SeidlerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1918