Taylor v. Metropolitan Elevated Railway Co.
The Superior Court of New York City
Appeal by defendants from a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs entered upon the verdict of a jury in favor of the plaintiffs against the Metropolitan Elevated Railway Company for $5,000, and against the Metropolitan Elevated Railway Company and the Manhattan Railway Company, jointly, for $15,000, and from the order denying the respective motions of the defendants upon the minutes of the trial judge for a new trial. The facts are fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.—Freedman, J.
This action is brought by the plaintiffs as owners of a leasehold estate for years in certain premises situated on the southwesterly corner of Sixth avenue and West Fifty-third street in the city of New York, and known as No. 100 West Fifty-third street, and Nos. 945 and 947 Sixth avenue in said city, for damages sustained by the construction and operation of an elevated railway in front of two sides of their premises. Their leases were for ten years from May 1, 1872.
The plaintiffs as partners used and occupied the premises for the purposes of their business as…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Story v. . New York Elevated R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1882
- The People v. . KerrNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
- Hay v. . the Cohoes CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1849
- Williams v. . the New-York Central Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
- Francis v. . SchoellkopfNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
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