Case law

People ex rel. Dumahaut v. Board of Fire Commissioners

17 Jones & S. 369 · The Superior Court of New York City · Dec 3, 1883

What the relator did was intentional, and therefore willful (People v. Brooks, 1 Den. 459). … The action of the Board in removal is dffirmed with costs. An order should be entered confirming the determination reviewed with costs, fixed at the sum of $25 and disbursements. Freedman and O’Gorman, JJ., concurred.

Burnett v. Snyder

13 Jones & S. 577 · The Superior Court of New York City · Mar 3, 1879

Moore v. Westervelt

1 Bosw. 357 · The Superior Court of New York City · Jun 20, 1857

—Browning v. Hanford, on appeal, 5 Denio Rep. 586 . … I did not care to see that any one slept on board.”

People ex rel. Minchen v. McLean

1 Misc. 463 · The Superior Court of New York City · Jan 15, 1893

duty until six o’clock on the morning of August twenty-ninth, and was entitled to be relieved from duty for the balance of the day; that after leaving the station house the relator, in company with officer Cullen, went to Brown … Hart v. Board of Fire Commissioners, 82 N. Y. 358 ; Kent v. Board of Fire Commis sioners, 100 id. 82; Masterson v. Stephen B. French, etc., 110 id. 494; McAleer v. Stephen B. French, etc., 119 id. 502.

Harris v. Hart

6 Duer 606 · The Superior Court of New York City · Mar 14, 1857

, living in Birmingham, for the Valparaiso market, and the vendors, in accordance with Brown’s directions, sent the goods to L. … Brown of Birmingham may direct the same to be shipped.” Had the case stopped here, it would have differed very slightly from the present.

Shearman v. Niagara Fire Insurance

40 How. Pr. 393 · The Superior Court of New York City · May 15, 1870

Brown to occupy part of the house and take care of it, together with Mr.MeGreal, until his (the said Shearman’s) return, that Brown complied with such request, and that at the time of the fire L. J. … Shearman was on board of a steamer off Hatteras on his way b'ack to Wilmington. It also appears that the defenants were notified, by way of precaution, of the intention of L. J.

Board of Water Commissioners for City of Detroit v. Burr

3 Jones & S. 522 · The Superior Court of New York City · Apr 7, 1873

These had to be furnished before the contractors could perform their part of the contract (Young v. Hunter, N. Y. R. p. 206-7; Stewart v. Keteltas, 36 N. Y R. p. 390; Allamon v. … Mayor, etc., of Albany, 43 Barb. p. 33; Goodwin v. Holbrook, 4 Wend. 377 ).

Schreyer v. Mayor of New York

7 Jones & S. 277 · The Superior Court of New York City · May 3, 1875

Y. 359 ; Brown v. Leigh, 49 N. Y. 78 ; Troy v. Boston R. R. Co. v. Tibbits, 11 How. Pr. 168 ). … If this doctrine, held in Ham v.

Delafield v. Union Ferry Co.

10 Bosw. 216 · The Superior Court of New York City · Jan 31, 1863

(Wilds v. Hudson River R. R. Co., 24 N. Y. R., 430; Ernst v. Same, 24 How. Pr., *219 97 ; 8 Com. Bench, N. S., 568-572.) … (Brown v. Bradshaw, 1 Duer, 199, 206 ; Goodyear v. Ogden, 4 Hill, 104 ; Wright v. Orient Mut. Ins. Co., 6 Bosw., 269 -280.)

National Board of Marine Underwriters v. National Bank of the Republic

62 N.Y. St. Rep. 125 · The Superior Court of New York City · Oct 15, 1894

Such a right was sustained in Monnot v. Merz, 60 N. Y. Supr. Ct. R. 256; 43 St. Rep. 59 ; aff'd. by ct. of appeals, 131 N. Y. 646 . … See also Genet v. Davenport, 60 N. Y. 194 .

Fernandez v. Great Western Insurance

3 Rob. 457 · The Superior Court of New York City · Dec 30, 1865

It *476 is true the case of Brown v. Taileur. (4 Ad. & Ell. 241,) is opposed to this view. . … In Brown v. Tayleur, (4 Ad. & Ellis, 241,) the policy was “ at and from her port of lading in North America to Liver *481 pool.”

Farmers & Mechanics' National Bank of Buffalo v. Atkinson

11 Jones & S. 546 · The Superior Court of New York City · Jun 25, 1877

Beck v. East River Ferry Co.

6 Rob. 82 · The Superior Court of New York City · Jul 15, 1868

Indeed, even in a case of injury from the collision of vehicles, a late case in the Court of Appeals, (Brown v. N. Y. Central R. R. Company, 32 N. Y. … (Wilds v. Hudson River R. R. Co., 29 N. Y. Rep. 326 . S. C. 24 id. 430 . Ryan v. Fowler, Id. 410 . Sherman v. Rochester and S. R. R. Co., 17 id. 173. Boldt v. N. Y. Central R. R. Co., 18 id. 432.)

Callanan v. Gilman

67 How. Pr. 464 · The Superior Court of New York City · Sep 15, 1884

[Browne], 245). It has long been held by the courts of this state that any unauthorized continuous obstruction of a public highway or street is a public nuisance (Davis agt. The Mayor, &c., 14 N. Y., 506 ; Trenor agt. … The board of aldermen cannot authorize a public nuisance (Trenor agt. Jackson, supra; Ely agt. Campbell, 59 How., 333 ; People agt. Mayor, 59 id., 277; People agt.

Wetmore v. Campbell

2 Sandf. 341 · The Superior Court of New York City · Feb 24, 1849

In Elmendorf v. … In Doughty v.

Ham v. Mayor of New York

5 Jones & S. 458 · The Superior Court of New York City · Jun 1, 1874

In Gardner v. The Board of Health, 4 Sandf. 153 , the action was to recover for services performed under the employment of the board; and Ch. J. … This distinq *480 tion is clearly recognized in Eakin v. Brown (1 E. D.

Richards v. Westcott

2 Bosw. 589 · The Superior Court of New York City · Mar 13, 1858

(Orange County Bank v. Brown, 9 Wend. 85,118 ; Pardee v. Drew, 25 Wend. 460 ; Hawkins v. Hoffman, 6 Hill, 588 ; Grant v. Newton, 1 E. D. Smith, 98, and cases cited; The Great Northern Rail-way Co. v. Shepherd, 14 Eng. … As, for example, in Gibbons v. Paynton, (4 Burr. 2298,) where gold was concealed in an old nail-bag. In Riley v. Horne, supra.; and in Batson v.

McCormack v. Mayor of New York

70 N.Y. St. Rep. 423 · The Superior Court of New York City · Oct 15, 1895

Haswell v. Mayor, etc., 81 N. Y., at page 259; Palmer v. Mayor, etc., 2 Sandf. 318; People v. Supervisors of City and County of New York, 1 Hill, 362 ; Hatch v. Mann, 15 Wend. 44 ; Waterman v. … German, 1 Browne (Pa.) 24 ; Warner v. Smith, 8 Conn. 14 ; Berry v. Wallace, Wright, 657.

Parrott v. Knickerbocker Ice Co.

8 Abb. Pr. 234 · The Superior Court of New York City · Jul 1, 1869

The power exercised by the board is .admin *241 istrative rather than judicial (Metropolitan Board of Health v. Heister, 37 N. Y., 661 ). … (Weaver v. Devendorf, 3 Den., 117 . Followed, Vail v. Owen, 19 Barb., 22 ; Brown v. Smith, 24 Id., 419).

Peck v. New York & Liverpool United States Mail Steamship Co.

5 Bosw. 226 · The Superior Court of New York City · Jul 28, 1859

Similar language is used in Coster v. Murray, (5 Johns. Ch. R., 522,) Spring v. Gray, (6 Pet. U. S. R., 151,) and Kimball v. Brown. ( 7 Wend., 322 .) … Tindal, Cottam v. Partridge, ut supra; see also Palmer v. The City of New York, 2 Sandf. S. C. R., 318; Hallock v. Lozee, 1 id., 220; Coster v. Murray, 20 Johns. R., 602; Kimball v. Brown, 7 Wend., 322 .)