New York Court of Appeals

The Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge Company, Appellant v. Henry Bachman

May 23, 187666 N.Y. 261

Summary

The Court reversed the judgment of the General Term, holding that the portion of Niagara Street west of Canal Street was not a public highway because the owners' reservation prevented an absolute dedication, and that the village superintendent's declarations were inadmissible. Accordingly, a new trial was ordered.