State Supreme Court / N.Y.

Lahr v. Metropolitan Elevated Railway Co.

Decided February 1, 1887. William C. Ruger wrote the opinion for the court.

10 N.E. 528 · Cited 138 times

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The Mayor, C., of New-York v. . Colgate · 12 N.Y. 140
Baltimore & Potomac Railroad v. Fifth Baptist Church · 108 U.S. 317
Uline v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co. · 4 N.E. 536
White's Bank of Buffalo v. . Nichols · 64 N.Y. 65

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