N.Y. Highway Law Section 204
Actions to compel widening

  • how affected by petition

In case an action might lie in any court of this state against the town superintendent of any town or towns to compel such superintendent to widen a part of a highway, the width of which has become less than that required by statute, or in case an action has been brought against such superintendent to compel him to widen a part of a highway, the width of which has become less than that required by statute, the presentation of a verified petition to the county court as provided for in section one hundred and ninety-nine shall prevent the commencing of any such action as aforesaid and cause such an action already commenced, to cease, and shall be a bar to a recovery on the part of the plaintiff of a judgment against such superintendent in any such action instituted or prosecuted to judgment after the passage of this chapter.

Source: Section 204 — Actions to compel widening; how affected by petition, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/HAY/204 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

170
Survey for the laying out of a highway
171
Highways by dedication
172
Application
173
Petition for acquisition
177
Damages in certain cases
180
Limitations upon laying out highways
181
Laying out highways through burying-grounds
182
Costs
184
When officers of different towns disagree about highway
185
Difference about improvements
186
Highway in two or more towns
187
Laying out, dividing and maintaining highway upon town line, or wholly in one town but adjacent to another town
188
Final determination, how carried out
189
Highways by use
190
Fences to be removed
191
Highways or roads along division lines
192
Adjournments
193
Contracts for the construction of town highways
194
Construction or improvement of town highways by county and town
195
County aid for construction, improvement and maintenance of town highways
196
County aid for connecting highway through villages
197
Damages for change of grade
198
Interest on damages for change of grade
199
Widening highways
203
Widening, how constructed
204
Actions to compel widening
205
Highways abandoned
205‑A
Seasonal limited use highway
205‑B
Qualified abandonment of certain town highways
205‑C
Minimum maintenance roads
206
Highways in lands acquired by the United States for fortification purposes deemed abandoned
207
Discontinuance of highway
208
Description to be recorded
209
Damages caused by discontinuance
210
Papers, where filed
211
Costs of motion
211‑A
Abandonment of certain town highways
211‑B
Abandonment of certain town highways in school districts
212
Changing location of highways over certain lands owned and occupied by the state
212‑A
Abandoning of parts of town highways
213
Construction and repair of approaches to private lands
214
Depositing ashes, snow, ice, stones, sticks, et cetera upon the highway
216
When town not liable for damages
218
Storm water sewers in town highways

Accessed:
Apr. 20, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 204’s source at nysenate​.gov

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