In Re the City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered April 14, 1904, which reversed an order of Special Term denying a motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the comptroller of the city of New York to pay to the respondent herein an amount alleged to be due to her as interest on a certain award heretofore made in her favor and granted said motion. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered April 14, 1904, which reversed an order of Special Term denying a motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the comptroller of the city of New York to pay to the respondent herein an amount alleged to be due to her as interest on a certain award heretofore made in her favor and granted said motion. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. Respondent is not entitled to compound interest. (Carpenter v. City of New York, 51 App. Div. 586.) The respondent was not…
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
The relator applied to the court for a peremptory mandamus directing the comptroller of the city of Mew York to pay to her the sum of $225.48 as additional interest claimed by her to be due on an award made in her behalf in a proceeding to acquire lands for the Biverside drive and parkway. The court at Special Term denied thti application, but upon appeal the order ivas reversed and the, application granted
The proceeding in which the award ivas made ivas for the purpose of acquiring title to certain lands of the relator for the improvement above mentioned and was had pursuant to a special act…
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