Schneider v. . City of Rochester
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered October 14, 1898, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a decision of the court dismissing the complaint on trial at Special Term. The nature 'of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered October 14, 1898, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a decision of the court dismissing the complaint on trial at Special Term. The nature 'of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The charter of the city of Rochester (§ 179), properly construed, does not empower the common council to set aside the report of commissioners of appraisal, except (1) when allegations are made against it by persons interested; or (2) when at the…
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
The plaintiff is a resident of the. city of Chicago and the owner of two lots known as numbers seven and eight of the Atwater and Andrews tract in the city of Rochester. On the 22nd day of August, 1893, the common council of that city passed an ordinance by which it determined to open a street, ninety feet in width, from Central avenue to Granger street, the west line of which should be the west line of lot number seven, and the east line of which should be the east line of lot number eight; that the territory necessary to be taken therefor consisted of the lots mentioned, and that the whole…
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