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Matter of New York Telephone Company v. Ferris

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 5, 1940
282 N.Y. 667 (N.Y. 1940)

Opinion

Argued January 24, 1940

Decided March 5, 1940

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, CREGG, J.

Edward L. Blackman, George R. Fearon, John M. Farrell and Charles T. Russell for appellant.

James C. Tormey, Corporation Counsel, for respondents.

David Diamond, Corporation Counsel ( Herbert A. Hickman of counsel), for City of Buffalo, amicus curiae. William C. Chanler, Corporation Counsel ( Arthur A. Segall, Robert H. Wrubel and Edward Garfield of counsel), for City of New York, amicus curiae. William H. Emerson, Corporation Counsel ( Clarence M. Platt of counsel), for City of Rochester, amicus curiae. Bartle Gorman, Corporation Counsel ( Daniel B. Myers of counsel), for City of Utica, amicus curiae.


Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: LEHMAN, Ch. J., LOUGHRAN, FINCH, RIPPEY and CONWAY, JJ. Taking no part: SEARS and LEWIS, JJ.


Summaries of

Matter of New York Telephone Company v. Ferris

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 5, 1940
282 N.Y. 667 (N.Y. 1940)
Case details for

Matter of New York Telephone Company v. Ferris

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of NEW YORK TELEPHONE COMPANY, Appellant, against ARTHUR M…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Mar 5, 1940

Citations

282 N.Y. 667 (N.Y. 1940)

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