Wright v. City of Mt. Vernon
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from special term, Westchester county. Action by J. Frank Wright against the city of Mt. Vernon. From an order denying a motion to vacate a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtGoodrich, P. J.
The complaint alleged that the plaintiff was the owner of property at Mt. Vernon, upon which the defendant unlawfully entered and destroyed his improvements, to his damage $6,-402.12. The answer denied, among other matters, the amount of the damages. A reference was ordered, by consent, and evidence was offered which established the fact that the plaintiff had expended for the building of a sewer upon his premises more than the amount claimed; and the referee found, as matter of fact, that the plaintiff had expended in the construction of the sewer $6,402.12. He made a report, however, in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cobb v. . HatfieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Hitchings v. . Van BruntNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
- Conklin v. . SniderNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Wright v. City of Mount VernonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899