New York Court of Appeals

Peter A. Porter v. International Bridge…

December 16, 1910200 N.Y. 234

Summary

The Court affirmed that the dedication of Porter Square created a public easement which the City of Buffalo abandoned by permitting bridge and railroad structures, restoring the land to the original owners who may maintain an equitable action; the bridge and railroad use is not a public square use and the defendants have not acquired prescriptive rights.