Mayor v. New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, New York county. Action by the mayor, aldermen, and commonalty of the city of New York against the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company, the West Shore & Ontario Terminal Company, and John A. Davis, to recover possession of land. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Beunt, P. J.
This action was brought to recover land under water, forming part of what is known on the map or plan of the city of New York as “Thirty-Ninth Street,” together with the pier erected thereon, and the mesne profits arising therefrom. The facts in this case are undisputed, and therefore only questions of law are presented. It appears that on the 16th of November, 1.848, the city granted to James H. Cobb, as trustee for Sophia V. D. Laing, certain land under water, extending from high-water mark to Eleventh avenue, and from the middle of Thirty-Ninth street to the middle line between…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Mayor, Aldermen & Commonalty v. George LawNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
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- Delano v. LuedinghausWashington Supreme Court · 1912
- Las-Daub Realty Corp. v. FainAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
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