People ex rel. New York Electric Lines Co. v. Ellison
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the relator, the New York Electric Lines Company, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 26th day of July, 1906, resettling a prior order denying the relator’s motion for.a peremptory writ of mandamus.
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, J.:
The relator was incorporated under the General Telegraph Act (Laws of 1848, chap. 265, as amd. by Laws of 1853, chap. 471, and subsequent amendments). Upon its incorporation the relator had power to construct lines of telegraph along and upon any of the public roads and highways, and across any of the waters within the limits of the State, by the erection of the necessary fixtures. By section 2 of chapter 471 of the Laws of 1853 the relator was authorized to erect and construct, from time to time, the necessary fixtures for such lines of telegraph upon, over or under any of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People Ex Rel. New York Electric Lines Co. v. SquireNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- People ex rel. New York Electric Lines Co. v. SquireNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1887
3Cited by2 opinions
- New York Electric Lines Co. v. Empire City Subway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
- In re the New York Electric Lines Co.New York Supreme Court · 1910