Argued February 28, 1899
Decided March 14, 1899
Frederick E. Hawkes for appellant.
Frederick Collin for Erie Railway Company, respondent.
George M. Diven for Waverly and State Line Railway Company et al., respondents.
Orders affirmed, with costs, on opinion in People ex rel. City of Niagara Falls v. N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co. ( 158 N.Y. 410).
Full title:In the Matter of the Application of the VILLAGE OF WAVERLY, Appellant, for…
Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Date published: Mar 14, 1899
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