Legal Opinion
Menges v. . City of Albany
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 21, 1874PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The question in this case is, whether the mode prescribed by section 1, title 7, chapter 177, Laws of 1870 (vol. 1, 179), for determining the compensation to be paid by the city of Albany to the owner of land taken for streets therein, is constitutional and valid.
The section provides that, for this purpose, the "common council shall nominate twelve discreet and reputable persons, who shall be freeholders of the said city, and in nowise interested in the question of damages and recompense, and the apportionment and assessment thereof, and make application to the Supreme Court, or any judge…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Cruger v. . the Hudson River Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1854
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