Legal Opinion
City of New York v. Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 2, 1975PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCooke, J.
In 1888, respondent Pennsylvania Railroad Company erected Pier 77 on New York City owned land. Title to the improvement was to revert to the city upon expiration of *300the railroad’s lease. For more than 70 years the railroad has had sole and exclusive possession, use and occupancy of the pier. From the date of completion to July 1, 1891, occupancy was under permit. For the next 30 years, between 1891 and 1921, occupancy was pursuant to a 10-year lease, twice renewed. The railroad occupied the pier during the following 30 years under annual or semiannual permits which, as did the lease, required…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Kennedy v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Haynes v. . AldrichNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Farrell Lines, Inc. v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Appleton v. . MarxNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- Greenwood Lake & Port Jervis Railroad v. New York & Greenwood Lake RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
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3Cited by59 opinions
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- Del Giacco v. Noteworthy Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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