Rector of St. James Church v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtHagarty, J.
Plaintiffs own real property at the northeasterly corner of Lafayette avenue and St. James place, Brooklyn, upon which stands St. James Church. They seek judgment against defendant City of New York for damages to the building which they allege were caused by failure to underpin the structure prior *616to or during the course of the construction of a subway in the subsurface of Lafayette avenue.
The defendant City of New York in its answer pleads a general release executed and delivered by plaintiffs on June 13, 1933, and further alleges that, pursuant to a contract entered into with the Cornell…
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