§ 108. Continuity of jurisdiction. The board of transportation shall be deemed and held to constitute a continuation, as to matters within its jurisdiction, of the transit commission, and not as a new commission, for the purpose of succession to all such of the rights, powers, duties and obligations of the transit commission transferred to such board of transportation.

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Terms Used In N.Y. Rapid Transit Law 108

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.