New York Court of Appeals

In the Matter of the Application of the Rochester Electric Railway Company, Appellant, to Acquire Lands of Jennie S…

October 28, 1890123 N.Y. 351

Summary

The Court affirmed the lower court's order, holding that the Rochester Electric Railway Company lacked the required consent of the town highway commissioners and failed to file a map or survey as mandated by the General Railroad Act, rendering its condemnation proceeding invalid.