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p. 535Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Company, Respondent, v. Josephine J. S. Wendel, Appellant, Impleaded with Others. (Argued October 2, 1906; decided October 16, 1906.)
Headnote
Hudson & Manhattan R. R. Co. v. Wendel, 112 App. Div. 822 , affirmed.Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered April 17, 1906, which affirmed an order of Special Term denying a motion to dismiss a proceeding to acquire certain property by condemnation, and referred the issues raised by the petition and the answers thereto.
p. 536
The following questions were certified: “ 1. Can the petitioner, respondent, upon the facts alleged in the petition herein, maintain a proceeding to acquire by condemnation the property of the appellant, Josephine J. S. Wendel, in said petition described ?
“ 2. Should the preliminary motion made by the defendant Josephine J. S. Wendel to dismiss this proceeding as to her, which said motion is recited in- the order of the Special Term of the Supreme Court dated February 6, 1906, and entered in the office of. the clerk of the county of New York on the 7th day of February, 1906, have been granted 1 ”
Lewis L. Delafield for appellant.
F. B. Jennings for respondent.
Order affirmed, with costs; first question certified answered in the affirmative; second question certified answered in the negative; no opinion.
Concur: Cullen, Ch. J., Edward T. Bartlett, Haight, Vann, Werner, Willard Bartlett and Chase, JJ.
Cases cited
- Hudson & M. R. v. Wendel 112 App. Div. 822 p. 535