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People ex rel. Luckings v. Board of Railroad Commissioners

156 N.Y. 693 Court N.Y. Decision date 1898-06-24 English

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The People of the State of New York ex rel. Samuel J. Luckings, Appellant, v. The Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of New York, and Ashley W. Cole et al., as Railroad Commisssioners of the State of New York, Respondents.

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People ex rel. Luokings v. Bd. R. R. Oomrs., 30 App. Div. 69 , affirmed.
(Argued June 8, 1898;
decided June 24, 1898.)
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered May 11, 1898, affirming, on certiorari, a determination of respondents denying the application of appellant for a reopening and a rehearing of the petition of the Forty-second Street, Manhattan ville and St. Nicholas Avenue Railroad Company for approval of a change of motive power in the operation of
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its line, from horse power to an underground system of electricity.
John McDonald for appellant.
G. D. B. Hasbrouck for respondents.

Order affirmed, with costs, on opinion below.

All concur, except Yann, J., not voting.