Harriman v. City of Yonkers
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiffs, Charles Harriman and another, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Westchester on the 24th day of June, 1902, upon the decision of the court, rendered after a trial at the Westchester Special Term, dismissing the plaintiffs’ complaint upon the merits.
1Opinion of the Court
Willard Bartlett, J.:
The object of this action is to remove a cloud upon the title of certain real estate belonging to the plaintiffs in the city of Yonkers, arising out of an assessment for the construction of Harriman avenue.
Two proceedings in reference to Harriman avenue aré involved in this litigation: First, the proceeding for opening the street, and, secondly, the proceeding for constructing and putting it into a suitable condition for public travel. In the opening proceeding they included two parcels of land having a frontage of 2,600 feet upon another street. In the'construction…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Copcutt v. City of YonkersNew York Supreme Court · 1894
3Cited by2 opinions
- Skinner v. Village of Sylvan BeachAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Harriman v. City of YonkersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905