Legal Opinion
Leary v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 16, 1937PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHubbs, J.
By an amendment of the charter of the city of New York (Laws of 1901, ch. 466) the boundary line between the county of Queens, a part of the city of New York, and the county of Nassau was defined. Disputes arose as to the exact physical location on the ground of the line. By chapter 802 of the Laws of 1928 the Legislature established the line between the city and the county of Nassau with mathematical precision. It set out the line in detail by a series of courses with dimensions and directions. When that line was laid out on the ground the effect was to transfer and annex to the county of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Shapleigh v. MierSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- City of New York v. Village of LawrenceNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- People Ex Rel. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. v. State Board of Tax CommissionersNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
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