Case Name: The People ex rel. Duane S. Everson v. Jacob Lorillard et al.
Court: New York Supreme Court, General Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1892-06-01
Citations: 46 N.Y. St. Rep. 653
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People ex rel. Duane S. Everson v. Jacob Lorillard et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York State Reporter
Volume: 46
Pages: 653–654

Head Matter:
The People ex rel. Duane S. Everson v. Jacob Lorillard et al.
(Supreme Court, General Term, First Department,
Filed June 1, 1892.)
Constitutional law—Laws 1890, chap. 349.
Chapter 349, Laws 1890. providing for taking land for the Washington bridge, is not unconstitutional.
(Matter of Lorillard, 36 St. Rep., 331, followed.)
Appeal from order granting a peremptory writ of mandamus.
David J. Dean, for app’lt; H. D. Hotchkiss, for resp’t.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The order appealed from provides " that a peremptory writ of mandamus be issued directed to the counsel to the corporation requiring him to take charge of and conduct any and all proceedings that may be authorized by law for the appointment of three disinterested persons as commissioners of appraisal to ascertain and appraise the compensation to be made to the owners " of property to be taken adjacent to the Washington bridge over the Harlem river pursuant to chapter 249 of the Laws of 1890.
The sole question presented upon this appeal is as to the constitutionality of the act.
Upon the former appeal this was directly passed upon by the general term of this court, Mr. Justice Daniels having written an opinion which was concurred in by all the judges.
The conclusion reached, which was favorable to the constitutionality of the act, is a controlling and binding authority upon us.
The order appealed from should therefore be affirmed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements.
Yak Brunt, P. J., O'Brien and Barrett, JJ., concur.