Platt v. Village of Oneonta
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from Trial Term, Otsego County. Action by Catherine E. Platt against the village of Oneonta. From a judgment dismissing the complaint on the merits (81 N. Y. Supp. 161), plaintiff appeals. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtChase, J.
One Andrew H. Platt was the owner of lands along the south side of Chestnut street, in the village of Oneonta, which had a frontage on said street of 263½ feet. He also* owned the fee of the street in front of said lands to the center of said street. On June 20, 1898, the trustees of said village passed a resolution directing that a sidewalk be laid along the south side of said Chestnut street. Said Andrew H. Platt then had a gravel sidewalk within the bounds of said street, immediately in front of his abutting property. Soon after said resolution was passed, the defendant caused to be laid…
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