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In the Matter of the Application of the City of New York, Appellant, Relative to Acquiring Lands for the Improvement of the Water Front. William P. Collins et al., as Executors of William Collins, Deceased, Respondents, 1907 — 189 N.Y. 508 · caselaw · US
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In the Matter of the Application of the City of New York, Appellant, Relative to Acquiring Lands for the Improvement of the Water Front. William P. Collins et al., as Executors of William Collins, Deceased, Respondents
189 N.Y. 508·New York Court of Appeals·1907·NY
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Opinion
In the Matter of the Application of the City of New York, Appellant, Relative to Acquiring Lands for the Improvement of the Water Front. William P. Collins et al., as Executors of William Collins, Deceased, Respondents.
Matter of Oity of Hew York (Collins), 118 App. Div. 865, affirmed.
(Submitted May 24, 1907;
decided June 11, 1907.)
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered. April' 19, 1907, which affirmed an order of Special Term confirming the report of commissioners of estimate and assessment in the above-entitled proceeding.
William JB. Ellison, Corporation Counsel (Theodore Connoly, Charles J. Olendorf and Thomas F. Noonan of counsel), for appellant.
Joel J. Squier and James A. Jeering for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
• Concur: Cullen, Ch. J., O’Brien, Edward T. Bartlett, Haight, Vann, Hiscock and Chase, JJ.