Hueg v. Watson — 203 N.Y. 552

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In the Matter of the Application of Herman Hueg, Respondent, for a Peremptory Writ of Mandamus against Archibald R. Watson, as Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, Appellant.

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Matter of Hueg v. Watson, 144 App. Div. 939 , affirmed.

(Argued October 3, 1911;

decided October 17, 1911.)

Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered May 12, 1911, which affirmed an order of Special Term granting a motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the defendant to institute proceedings to ascertain the compensation due the petitioner under chapter 1006 of the Laws of 1905 by reason of the closing and

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discontinuing of Thomson avenue, in the borough of Queens, city of New York.

Archibald R. Watson, Corporation Counsel (Joel J. Squier and James Regan Fitz Gerald of counsel), for appellant.

Benjamin Trapnell and Joseph A. Flannery for respondent.

Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: Cullen, Ch. J., Haight, Vann, Werner, Willard Bartlett, Hiscock and Chase, JJ.