New York Court of Appeals
Peter Folmsbee, Respondent v. the City of Amsterdam, Appellant
April 10, 1894142 N.Y. 118
Summary
The Court affirmed the judgment awarding the plaintiff damages for the illegal re‑grading of Spring Street and vacating the assessment for sidewalks. It held that the municipality lacked authority to change the street grade without a petition and compensation, and that the sidewalk assessment was void because it included an unauthorized sidewalk on Kimball Street.