In re Wood
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Application to the Appellate Division by Robert 0. Wood and others, as directors of the Few York City Interborough Railway Company, pursuant to section 59 of the Railroad Law, for an order directing the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of Rew York to grant a certificate that public convenience and a necessity require the construction of the railroad proposed by the applicants.
1Opinion of the Court
Patterson, J. :
This application is made pursuant to the provisions of section 59 of the Railroad Law (Laws of 3 890, chap. 565, added by Laws of 1892, chap. 676, and amd. by Laws of 1895, chap. 545), which relates to the granting by the Board of Railroad Commissioners of' certificates of public convenience and necessity before a railroad corporation formed under the laws of the State shall exercise the powers conferred by law upon such corporation, or begin the construction of its road.
*336The section in question provides that in case of a refusal of the Board of Railroad Commissioners to grant…
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