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Marcellus Electric Railroad v. Parsons

70 N.Y.S. 1144 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1901-05-21 English

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MARCELLUS ELECTRIC R. CO., Appellant, v. PARSONS et al., Respondents.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department.
May 21, 1901.)

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Action by the Marcellus Electric Railroad Company against Levi Parsons and others. From an order vacating and setting aside the report and award of commissioners, the plaintiff appeals. Modified-.

Ordered that said order of the special term of the supreme court, granted March 2, 1901, vacating and setting aside the report and award of the commissioners herein, be modified as follows: By directing that rehearing of said matter he had before George Talcott and Oscar F. Austin, two of the commissioners who joined in said report, and one other disinterested and competent freeholder, to be appointed by the court in the place of William J. McClusky, in compliance with section 3396 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and further modifying said order by striking out that part thereof which provides “that the testimony in said matter * * * be referred back to said commissioners for their correction and revision,” and, as thus modified, affirmed, with $10 costs and disbursements.