§ 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.

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.