American Bank Note Company v. the New York Elevated Railroad Company

Summary

The Court affirmed the lower court's judgment but modified the damages award, striking the $1,000 allowance for noise. It held that the defendants did not acquire title by prescription to the plaintiff's easements of light, air, and access, and therefore could not rely on a prescriptive right. Consequently, the injunction against the elevated railroad was upheld and damages were limited to compensation for the taking of the easements, not for incidental noise.