In re Simmons
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by William R. Ware and another, as trustees, etc., of Enoch R. Ware, deceased, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Orange Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Westchester on the 27th day of February, 1912, in so far as said order denies an application for an allowance of counsel fees in excess of the sum of $2,000.
1Opinion of the Court
Burr, J.:
In 1905 an act was passed designed, among other things, to enable the city of New York to provide for an additional supply of pure and wholesome water, and to acquire the lands necessary for that purpose (Laws of 1905, chap. 724). For convenience of designation we shall refer to it as “The Water Supply Act.” Pursuant to its provisions, proceedings were taken to condemn lands belonging to appellants, known as parcel No. 5. Commissioners of appraisal reported that the owners thereof were entitled to an award of $76,200, with *446interest from May 20, 1907, amounting on January 20, 1912, to…
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