{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-highway-law-204","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Highway Law § 204","heading":"Actions to compel widening; how affected by petition","body":"§ 204. Actions to compel widening; how affected by petition. In case\nan action might lie in any court of this state against the town\nsuperintendent of any town or towns to compel such superintendent to\nwiden a part of a highway, the width of which has become less than that\nrequired by statute, or in case an action has been brought against such\nsuperintendent to compel him to widen a part of a highway, the width of\nwhich has become less than that required by statute, the presentation of\na verified petition to the county court as provided for in section one\nhundred and ninety-nine shall prevent the commencing of any such action\nas aforesaid and cause such an action already commenced, to cease, and\nshall be a bar to a recovery on the part of the plaintiff of a judgment\nagainst such superintendent in any such action instituted or prosecuted\nto judgment after the passage of this chapter.","path":["Highway Law","Article 8. Town Highways"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/HAY/204","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"fd5691ac07e9a96254a40929d7d7da7720e5bbbf351cc22289869f55d7e0e145","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-highway-law-203","next":"us-ny/n.y.-highway-law-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}