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  • Warn v. Easton & McMahon Transit Co.

    2 N.Y.S. 620 · City of New York Municipal Court · Jul 28, 1888

    McDonald v. Mallory, supra, 553 ; Crapo v. Kelly, 16 Wall. 623 , 624, 631, 632. … County of Mobile v. Kimball, 102 U. S. 691 . At common law the natural channels or avenues of *622 commerce are public highways, and the right of passage is open to every one, free and- unobstructed. Browne v.

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  • Merrick v. Brainard

    38 Barb. 574 · New York Supreme Court · Jan 3, 1860

    In Bard v. … Yates v. *590 Whyte, 4 Bing. N. C. 272. Bull v. Fritz, 12 How. U. S. Rep. 466. Hovey v. The Steamboat Sarah E. Brown, decided by Judge Betts, in MS. Clark v. Inhab. of Blything, 2 Barn. & Cress. 254. 2 Sand. S. C.

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  • Schmidt v. Louis, Inc.

    122 Misc. 249 · New York Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1924

    Such signboard was erected under a permit from the municipal authorities and has been approved by the board of fire underwriters. … v.

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  • Hirst v. Brooks

    50 Barb. 334 · New York Supreme Court · Nov 19, 1867

    The decisions in Herrick v. Woolverton, ( 42 Barb. 50 ;) Scovil v. Scovil, (45 id. 517,) and the remarks of Justice Brown, in Payne v. … Mason, Baloom and Board-man, Justices.]

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  • Wells v. State

    38 Ill. Ct. Cl. 142 · Court of Claims of Illinois · Nov 7, 1985

    Racine Currency Exchange, Inc. (1973), 56 Ill. 2d 84 , 305 N.E.2d 529 ; Ozment v. Lance (1982), 107 Ill. App. 3d 348 , 437 N.E.2d 930 ; Burks v. Madyun (1982), 105 Ill. App. 3d 917 , 435 N.E.2d 185 . … As stated by the Court in Burks v.

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  • Devine v. Haley

    32 Misc. 2d 341 · New York Supreme Court · Dec 5, 1961

    Brown v. Freisch, 215 N. Y. 356 .) … Feeny v. Board of Canvassers ( 156 N. Y. 36 ) the rule also applies to any candidate on the ticket similarly situated. (1914 Atty. Gen. 370.)

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  • In re the Board of Supervisors

    168 Misc. 407 · New York County Courts · Jul 7, 1938

    Brown, J. … Byron, 136 Misc. 148, 150 ; Matter of Board of Supervisors, 140 id. 894.) In County of Erie v. Fridenberg ( 221 N.

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  • Martin v. Clune

    36 Pa. D. & C. 370 · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County · Jul 12, 1939

    We think the principles expressed in Wilson, Mayor, v. … This would be in flat violation of the principle announced in Wilson, Mayor, v. Board of Directors of City Trusts et al., supra.

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  • Bechstein v. Sammis

    17 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 585 · New York Supreme Court · May 15, 1877

    (Browning v. Hanford, 5 Den., 586 ; Board of Water Commissioners v. Lansing, 45 N. Y., 19 ; Russel v. Gray, 11 Barb., 541 ; Henderson v. Cairns, 14 Barb., 15 .) … (Glover v. Whittenhall, 2 Den., 633 ; Birkbeck v. Stafford, 14 Abbot Pr. Rep., 285.) When tbe plaintiff rested be bad proven a cause of action against tbe sheriff, and that be bad suffered only nominal damages.

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  • Vayto v. River Terminal & Railway Co.

    18 Ohio N.P. (n.s.) 305 · Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court · Jul 9, 1915

    One David Brown, an employee of the Eagle White Lead Company of Cincinnati, made application for an award for compensation to the state liability board of awards in September, 1913, claiming that he was disabled on August … Even in the Brown case, decided by the common pleas court and the court of appeals, it appeared Brown was suddenly taken with lead colic while at work.

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  • Shaver v. Eldred

    45 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 632 · New York Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1886

    The issue of title presented by the answer not having been before the Justice’s Court, it was not before the County Court on appeal, and if objection had been made, it could not properly have been tried there (O’Donnell v. … Brown, 3 Lans., 474 ), although within the general jurisdiction of that court. (Const., art. 6, § 15; Oode Civil Pro., § 340, sub. 3.)

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  • Board of Education of Union Free School District No. 1 of Towns of Bethlehem v. Wilson

    195 Misc. 572 · New York Supreme Court · Jun 22, 1949

    The Board of Education of Union Free School District No. 1, Town of Coeymans, which claims that former North Coeymans School District No. 2 is a part thereof, pursuant to the aforesaid Bouck order, appears in this proceeding

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  • Excelsior Steam Power Co. v. Cosmopolitan Pub. Co.

    30 N.Y.S. 557 · New York Supreme Court · Oct 12, 1894

    Hayden v. Bank, 130 N. Y. 146 , 29 N. E. 143 . As to property not specified in the notice, the ■court held that the title was not divested, and the holder thereof remained liable to the owner. In Anthony v. Wood, 96 N. … The learned referee acknowledges the force of the defendant’s position, and he concedes (citing Bills v. Bank, 47 N. Y. Super.

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  • Tirado v. Board of Trustees of the New York City Fire Department Pension Fund

    48 Misc. 3d 690 · New York Supreme Court · Apr 29, 2014

    Board’s August 2012 meeting. … (Matter of Peckham v Calogero, 12 NY3d 424, 431 [2009].)

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  • Rogers v. McCoach

    66 Misc. 85 · New York Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1910

    McNeil v. Board of Supervisors, 114 App. Div. 761, 764 ; Atwood v. Armstrong, 102 id. 601, 607; Hatch v. Mann, 15 Wend. 44 ; Fargo v. Arthur, 43 How. Pr. 193, 197 ; City Bank v. Bangs, 2 Edw. Ch. 95, 97-105 ; Gregg v. … The negative seems to be asserted in McNeil v. Board of Supervisors, supra, 114 App. Div. 764 ; Hatch v. Mann, supra, 15 Wend. 44 , and Fargo v. Arthur, supra, 43 How. Pr. 197 .

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  • Appeal of Albert

    128 Pa. 613 · Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Northumberland County · Oct 7, 1889

    For this guardian’s derelictions in these respects he is duly punished by being denied all compensation for his services, and any recompense whatever for the board and maintenance of his ward after the latter came to live … N. 94, and Brown’s App., 112 Pa. 18 .

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  • Ryan v. Hofstra University

    67 Misc. 2d 651 · New York Supreme Court · Oct 14, 1971

    Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Brown, 270 F. Supp. 782 .) In modern practice, there is a diminishing difference between the actual operation of universities, whether they be “ public ” or ‘ ‘ private ’ ’ in format. … (Dixon v. Alabama State Bd. of Educ., 294 F. 2d 150 , cert. den. 368 U. S. 930 . Cf. Madera v. Board of Educ. of City of N. Y., 386 F. 2d 778 .)

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  • O'Gorman v. Schechter

    5 Misc. 2d 129 · New York Supreme Court · Jan 31, 1957

    Recently positions in the department have been reclassified pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Estimate providing for the so-called Career and Salary Plan. … Justice Gold in Matter of Mandle v. Brown ( 5 Misc 2d 115 ) involved the same plan of reclassification as promulgated by the resolution but in a different department.

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  • Yaple v. Morgan

    1 Ohio Cir. Dec. 557 · Hamilton Circuit Court · Jan 15, 1887

    It is, as. held in the case of the fire department, Wheeler v. City of Cincinnati, 19 O. S., 19, 22, “a delegated ^¿¿««'sovereignty, ” and the same principle was applied to the case cf a school board in Bowles v. … So that we have the state exercising its sovereignty in providing a police fund, and designating a board for-the distribution of it, to perform a duty which the Supreme Court in Western College v.

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  • In re New York Locomotive Works

    26 N.Y.S. 209 · New York Supreme Court · Dec 8, 1893

    In People v. … In People v. Board of Police, 75 N. Y. 41 , it is said by Judge Miller that “employes” are usually considered as embracing laborers and servants, and those occupying inferior positions. The case of Brown v.

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