Legal Opinion
Public Service Commission of First District v. New York Railways Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 10, 1912PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Application by the Public Service Commission of the First District for writ of mandamus against the New York Railways Company.
1Opinion of the CourtPage, J.
The New York Railways Company is the successor to the franchises and rights of the Lexington Avenue & Pavonia Ferry Railroad Company, and has since January 1, 1912, owned and operated a line of street railroad on 116th street from Manhattan avenue (one block east of Morningside Park) to Pleasant avenue (one block west of the East River). By the terms of the franchise the road was to run from Morningside Park to the East River. This proceeding is brought under section 57 of the Public Service Commissions Law (Consol. Laws 1910, c. 48) to compel the corporation to buildl and operate its line…
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