Ray v. New York Bay Extension Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The New York Bay Extension Railroad Company, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings County Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Queens on the 13th day of May, 1897, adjudging the defendant guilty of contempt of court and imposing a fine of $250.
1Opinion of the Court
Goodrich, P. J.:
The complaint in this action alleged that the plaintiff was lawfully seized and possessed in fee simple absolute of certain premises in Hempstead, on Cedar avenue. The premises were,, prior to 1877, owned by one Seeley, who conveyed the same to one Ransom by a deed which contained a covenant that Cedar avenue, being sixty feet in width, should be opened as a street, and that the grantee, his heirs and assigns, should enjoy the privilege of using the same forever. .In 1884, after several mesne conveyances, the premises were conveyed to the plaintiff by a deed which .contained…
2Cited by1 opinion
- Ray v. New York Bay Extension RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900