People Ex Rel. Uvalde Asphalt Paving Co. v. Seaman
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department entered July 19, 1915, sustaining a writ of certiorari and setting aside an award theretofore made by the board of assessors of the city of New York in change of grade damage proceedings and returning the proceedings to said board with instructions to make an award upon, the evidence and testimony taken by it.
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Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department entered July 19, 1915, sustaining a writ of certiorari and setting aside an award theretofore made by the board of assessors of the city of New York in change of grade damage proceedings and returning the proceedings to said board with instructions to make an award upon, the evidence and testimony taken by it. The following questions were certified: “ 1. Did the Supreme Court have jurisdiction to issue the writ of certiorari herein to review the determination of the relator’s…
1Opinion of the CourtChase, J.
The grade of Metropolitan avenue in the horough of Brooklyn, city of New York, was established in 1854. The relator purchased real property abutting on said avenue in 1903 and in 1904, and built upon and otherwise improved said real property in conformity with the established grade. thereof. In 1910 the grade of said avenue was changed and the relator’s buildings and improvements were damaged thereby. The relator presented its claim for damages in writing as provided by section 951 of the charter of the city of New York. (Charter of the City of New York as amended by Laws of 1912, chap. 483.)…
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