Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Francis K. Pendleton, Corporation Counsel ( Theodore Connoly, John P. Dunn Thomas C. Blake of counsel), for S. Livingston Samuels for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. In the Matter of the Application of the MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND COMMONALTY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, Appellant, Relative to Acquiring Title to Lands Required for the Purpose of Opening Vanderbilt Avenue West. In the Matter of the Claim of ELIZABETH RANSFORD, Respondent. Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion. Concur: CULLEN, Ch. J., O'BRIEN, EDWARD T. BARTLETT, HAIGHT, VANN, HISCOCK and CHASE, JJ.