# People ex rel. Dole v. Town Board of Hamburg

> New York Supreme Court · April 15, 1908 · 58 Misc. 643

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## Case

- **Full name:** The People ex rel. Lawrence Dole, Relator v. The Town Board of The Town of Hamburg, Erie County, New York
- **Court:** New York Supreme Court
- **Decided:** April 15, 1908
- **Citations:** 58 Misc. 643; 109 N.Y.S. 913
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court by White
- **Judges:** White
- **Cited by:** 5 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

White, J.
The relator is the owner and occupant of premises situated in the town of Hamburg. His dwelling-house on said premises fronted on Clark street, a public highway, which is crossed by the Buffalo and Susquehanna Railway Company. By order of the State Board of Railroad Commissioners Clark street was elevated to enable the railroad to cross under it, which it does. This crossing made in that manner substantially impaired the right of access t-o the street as theretofore enjoyed by the relator. He made a claim for damages against both the town and the railroad and both repudiated it. He then requested the-town to institute proceedings to condemn the easement thus affected, and it declined to do that.
*644 No adjudication in this State has been referred to by counsel, nor do I know of any, which is decisive of the question involved in this motion. The views of - Judge Haight, in that part of his opinion construing section 63 of the Railroad Law, in the case of Smith v. Boston & Albany Railroad Company, 181 N. Y. 132 -140, which was concurred in hy Judges Bartlett and Vann, to my mind accords with justice. I am clearly of the opinion that the claim of the relator on the merits is a valid one under section 63 of the Railroad Law, and that he is invoking the proper remedy for its enforcement.
Motion granted, with fifty dollars costs to the relator.
Motion granted, with fifty dollars costs to relator.

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