New York Court of Appeals

The Rochester Railway Company, Appellant v. William H. Robinson, Respondent

May 3, 1892133 N.Y. 242

Summary

The Court held that a petition for condemnation may satisfy pleading requirements by adopting the statutory language that states the plaintiff's intention and that all preliminary steps have been taken, without detailing the underlying facts. The lower courts' dismissal of the petition was reversed and the case remanded for further proceedings.