In re New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railway Co.

The statute upon which this proceeding is based requires that the petition of the company shall state certain things, and that upon its presentment to the court any party in interest may show cause against granting the prayer of the petition, and may disprove any of the facts alleged in it, and that the court shall hear the proofs and allegations of the parties, and if no sufficient cause is shown shall appoint commissioners to ascertain and appraise the compensation to be made. If the petition does not state the facts required by the statute to be stated, an objection in that regard can be…