New York Court of Appeals February 28, 1899 (D., L. W.R.R. Co. v. . City of Buffalo)

O’Brien, J.

About the year 1882, the plaintiff, a railroad corporation, constructed its railway across Main street in the city of Buffalo, at an elevation of twelve feet above the surface of the street: The structure rests upon abutments and piers, all placed in the street, which at that point is ninety-nine feet in width.