Hawley v. Beardsley
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Petition for an injunction; brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County, and reserved upon facts found for the advice of this court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, J.
This is a petition for an injunction. The petitioner is a proprietor upon the west shore of the harbor of Bridgeport; upon his lot he has constructed upon piles a wharf extending over mud-flats toward the channel; upon this he has a large quantity of lumber and a mill for dressing it; vessels come from the natural channel to this wharf through one excavated by him; his premises are valued at 150,000. The respondents are also proprietors upon the west shore of Bridgeport harbor; they have constructed a wharf upon the eastern portion of their lot, and have partially completed a platform from…
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