Legal Opinion

In re the Mayor of New York

New York Supreme Court

Decided February 15, 1907PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Proceeding to acquire title to land required for widening One Hundred and Sixty-first street, from Elton avenue-to Mott avenue.

1Opinion of the CourtNewburger, J.

This is a proceeding instituted by the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of Hew York, to acquire title to land required for widening One Hundred and Sixty-first street from Elton avenue to Mott avenue. The land in question is a strip 40 feet in width and about 640 feet in length, comprising the northerly end of the Hew York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company’s Mott Haven yard, used as a freight depot, storage yard and place for cleaning and putting in order for traffic passenger ears. The city proposes to acquire the fee of the land and use it for street purposes.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Matter of City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
  2. In Re N.Y. and H.R.R. Co. v. . KipNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
  3. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. City of FaribaultSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1876
  4. St. Paul Union Depot Co. v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
  5. Matter of Staten Island Rapid Transit Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co. v. . City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
  2. New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
  3. Matter of City of New York (Saratoga Ave.)New York Court of Appeals · 1919
  4. Matter of City of New York (Newport Ave.)New York Court of Appeals · 1916
  5. City of Rochester v. Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1967

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