New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Hudson
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. The facts, which involve the constitutionality- under the commerce clause of an ordinance of Hudson County, New Jersey, fixing rates of ferriage across the Hudson river to New York City on the ferry operated by. the New York Central &' Hudson River Railroad as lessee of the West Shore Railroad Company, are stated in the opinion.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. The facts, which involve the constitutionality- under the commerce clause of an ordinance of Hudson County, New Jersey, fixing rates of ferriage across the Hudson river to New York City on the ferry operated by. the New York Central &' Hudson River Railroad as lessee of the West Shore Railroad Company, are stated in the opinion. The regulation of the rates and fares for transportation via these ferries is inoperative because it conflicts with the commerce clause of the Constitution of the United States. Covington Bridge Co. v. Kentucky,…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice White
The rails of the main line of the West Shore Railroad Company extend from Buffalo to Albany, New York, and beyond through the State of New York into New Jersey to the terminus of the road at Weehawken on the west bank of the Hudson river. From Weehawken steam ferries known as the West Shore Railroad ferries are operated over the river to several terminal points in New York City for the purpose of carrying railroad passengers and traffic from Weehawken to New York and from New York to Weehawken. Although these ferries are known as West Shore Railroad ferries and are operated as railroad…
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- Covington & Cincinnati Bridge Co. v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
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