Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Bolza v. Adam

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 1, 1903Published

Certiorari issued out of the Supreme Court, and attested on the 25th day of June, 1902, directed to Robert B. Adam and others, as grade crossing commissioners of the city of Buffalo, commanding them to certify and return to the office of the clerk of the county of Erie all and singular their proceedings in denying to "the relator a hearing, and in refusing to apply for the appointment of a commission to appraise the compensation to be awarded her for alleged damages to…

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Certiorari issued out of the Supreme Court, and attested on the 25th day of June, 1902, directed to Robert B. Adam and others, as grade crossing commissioners of the city of Buffalo, commanding them to certify and return to the office of the clerk of the county of Erie all and singular their proceedings in denying to "the relator a hearing, and in refusing to apply for the appointment of a commission to appraise the compensation to be awarded her for alleged damages to certain premises owned by the said relator.

1Opinion of the Court

Adams, P. J.:

This is a proceeding which was commenced by the granting of a writ of certiorari by the Erie Special Term to review the action of the grade crossing commissioners of the city of Buffalo, denying to the relator a hearing and also denying her request that application be made for the appointment of a commission to appraise the compensation to be awarded her for damages caused by the construction of a viaduct and tunnel through a street or public highway known as “ The Terrace,” in front of the relator’s premises upon the ground that the grade crossing commissioners had no…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Myer v. AdamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
  2. People ex rel. Myer v. AdamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902

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