Pegram v. New York Elevated Railroad
New York Court of Appeals
Cross-appeals from judgment of the General Term of the Superior Court of the city of Bew York, entered upon an order made May I, '1894, "which affirmed a judgment entered upon a decision of the court on trial at an Equity Term.
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Cross-appeals from judgment of the General Term of the Superior Court of the city of Bew York, entered upon an order made May I, '1894, "which affirmed a judgment entered upon a decision of the court on trial at an Equity Term. The plaintiffs brought this action in equity, to restrain the defendant railroad companies from maintaining and operating a railroad in front of the premises known as Bos. 202 and 204 Pearl street and Bo. 113 Maiden lane, in the city of Bew York; and they asked, also, for a judgment against the defendants for the damages sustained to the premises. When the cause first…
1Opinion of the CourtGray, J.
So much has been written in this court, in the course of the litigation which has grown out of the efforts of abutting property owners to obtain from the elevated railroad companies compensation for the deprivation, of those easements of light, air and access, which were appurtenant to their property, that I deem it unnecessary in the present case to say more than what is needful in order to dispose of the questions which the cross-appeals have raised. The general principles underlying these equitable actions have been elaborately discussed in many opinions and the right of the court, after…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Lynch v. Metropolitan Elevated Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1891
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