New York Court of Appeals, 1910

Leffmann v. . Long Island Railroad Company

Leffmann v. . Long Island Railroad Company
New York Court of Appeals · Decided January 11, 1910
91 N.E. 1116; 197 N.Y. 559; 1910 N.Y. LEXIS 1136 (North Eastern Reporter)

Leffmann v. . Long Island Railroad Company

Opinion of the Court

Motion to amend remittitur by inserting the following clause: “ And the constitutionality of the statute (chapter 499 of the Laws of 1897 and the acts amendatory thereof) being questioned, it is further adjudged (1) that the said statutes do not contravene section 10 of article 1 of the Federal Constitution forbidding the impairment of the obligations of a contract ; (2) the said statutes do not violate section 1 of the 14tli amendment to the Federal Constitution providing that a person shall not be deprived of property without due process of law and without just compensation.” (See 197 N. Y. 513.)

Motion granted.

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