Legal Opinion

City of New York v. Brooklyn City Railroad

New York Supreme Court

Decided April 15, 1921Published

Application by city of New York for the appointment of three commissioners under section 22 of the Railroad Law.

1Opinion of the CourtKelby, J.

Application by the city of New York, under section 22 of the Railroad Law, for the appointment of three commissioners to determine the amount *96of compensation, if any, to be awarded the defendant as a condition of constructing a cross-over on .the defendant’s railroad tracks, and to determine the line or lines, grade or grades, points or manner of such connection, as provided in said statute. The city owns the Williamsburg bridge and owns the railroad tracks constructed upon it. The Williamsburg bridge was opened in 1904, and since that time surface railroad companies of both Brooklyn and…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Sun Printing & Publishing Ass'n v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
  2. Village of Fort Edward v. Hudson Valley Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1908
  3. Bklyn. Heights R.R. Co. v. . City of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
  4. Schinzel v. BestNew York Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Gordon v. StrongAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896

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