New York Court of Appeals
James P. Kernochan v. . the New York Elevated Railroad Company
December 1, 1891128 N.Y. 559
Summary
The Court affirmed that the lessor (reversioner) alone may sue for damages caused by the elevated railroad's impairment of easements, that the right to such damages after the lessor's death passes to his heirs or devisees, and that the expert testimony objection was improper, allowing the testimony.