City of Rochester v. Gray
New York Supreme Court
Action by the City of Rochester against Patrick J. Gray, as Commissioner of Highways, for injunction.
1Opinion of the CourtBenton, J.
The plaintiff is a municipal corporation. Its source of water supply is Hemlock Lake. It desired to guard the waters of the lake from contamination, and secured the passage of chapter 1018 of the Laws of 1895, whereby it was empowered to acquire for the use of the city the shore of the lake within 200 feet of the water line. The act also provided that the commissioners appointed thereunder might at any time take any highway or portion thereof within said 200 feet, but required them to reconstruct said highway in a manner satisfactory to the highway commissioner of the town in which it was…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- The People v. . KerrNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
- Smith v. . City of RochesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Morgan v. . KingNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
- Parker v. . ConnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Bedlow v. New York Floating Dry Dock Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
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- City of Rochester v. GrayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910