Reisert v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from special term, Kings county. Action by Frederick Reisert against the city of New York. From a judgment awarding nominal damages to the plaintiff (71 N. Y. Supp. 965), plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWoodward, J.
The question presented upon this appeal is the proper measure of damages in an action against the defendant for trespass in removing the water appurtenant to the plaintiff’s premises for distribution and sale to the inhabitants of the city of New York. All of the other questions of law which might otherwise be raised have been fully considered and determined in the cases of Smith v. City of Brooklyn, 18 App. Div. 340, 46 N. Y. Supp. 141; Id., 160 N. Y. 357, 54 N. E. 787, 45 L. R. A. 664; and Forbell v. City of New York, 47 App. Div. 371, 61 N. Y. Supp. 1005; Id., 164 N. Y. 522, 58 N. E. 644,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Griffin v. . ColverNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Uline v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Galway v. Metropolitan Elevated Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Francis v. . SchoellkopfNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Forbell v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
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- Strang v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1910