Taylor v. Manhattan Railway Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, New York county. Action by C. Fayette Taylor against the Manhattan Bail way Company and the Metropolitan Elevated Bailway Company for personal injuries. Complaint dismissed, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Brunt, P. J.
tan Elevated Bailway
When, in 1877 and 1878, the defendant the MetropoliCompany began to build its elevated railway, and bad
completed the same to Sixth avenue and Fifty-Third street, the plaintiff, together with his partner, Mr. Christy, were in possession of certain premises in Sixth avenue and Fifty-Third street under a lease which expired on the 1st of May, 1882, and which contained a privilege for a renewal. In May, 1879, the railway was leased to the defendant the Manhattan Bail way Company, by whom it has since been operated. Appurtenant to the leasehold éstate were certain easements of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Secor v. . SturgisNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
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