Plant v. Long Island Railroad
New York Supreme Court
Action to recover damages alledged by the plaintiff to have been sustained by him in consequence of the construction of a tunnel, by the defendants, through Atlantic-street, in the city of Brooklyn. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Edwards, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for the injury which the plaintiff alledges that he has sustained by reason of the construction of a tunnel, by the defendants, through Atlantic-street, in the city of Brooklyn. The bill of exceptions shows that the plaintiff was the lessee of a messuage and tenement, situated upon said street, for the term of three years, and that during the continuance of his lease the defendants excavated the street for the purpose of constructing the tunnel, and that they were engaged in the work of excavation and construction for several…
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