Griffin v. City of Gloversville
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
. Appeal by the defendant, The City of Gloversville,'from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Fulton on the 10th day of June, 1901, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court. The plaintiff is the owner of premises in the city of Gloversville, N. Y-, known as 95, 97 and 99 West Fulton street, extending back more than one hundred and fifty feet to the Cayadutta creek.
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. Appeal by the defendant, The City of Gloversville,'from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Fulton on the 10th day of June, 1901, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court. The plaintiff is the owner of premises in the city of Gloversville, N. Y-, known as 95, 97 and 99 West Fulton street, extending back more than one hundred and fifty feet to the Cayadutta creek. The city of Gloversville is a municipal corporation, and the premises of the plaintiff are all within the boundaries of the fire limits…
1Opinion of the Court
Chase, J.:
The city of Gloversville was incorporated by chapter 55 of the Laws of 1890, and, pursuant to the charter, ordinances and by-laws were duly made and established, by which the boundaries of what is known as the fire limits of said city were specified, and it was also therein provided: “ That within that part of said city bounded by the aforesaid limits there shall not be erected or placed any building of wood, or of wood with brick or metal veneer, and all buildings erected within said limits shall be made or constructed of stone, brick or metal with partition wall of like material…
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