Case Name: New York Central Railroad Company et al., Appellants, v. Irving Pender, as Superintendent of Highways of the Town of Alabama, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1951-10-19
Citations: 303 N.Y. 651
Docket Number: 
Parties: New York Central Railroad Company et al., Appellants, v. Irving Pender, as Superintendent of Highways of the Town of Alabama, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 303
Pages: 651–652

Head Matter:
New York Central Railroad Company et al., Appellants, v. Irving Pender, as Superintendent of Highways of the Town of Alabama, et al., Respondents.
Argued October 9, 1951;
decided October 19, 1951.
Mark N. Turner for appellants.
Albert J. Waterman and George W. Watson for respondents.

Opinion:
Judgments reversed and judgment directed in favor of plaintiffs as demanded in the complaint, without costs. We construe the words " the authority having jurisdiction ", in subdivision 17 of section 14 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, to mean public officers or bodies only and not to include railroad companies over whose tracks there are maintained bridges carrying public highways. No opinion.
Concur: Loughran, Ch. J., Lewis, Conway, Desmond, Dye, Fuld and Froessel, JJ.