Legal Opinion
Farnsworth v. Boro Oil & Gas Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 15, 1912PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Action to restrain defendant from charging thirty cents per thousand cubic feet for natural gas.
1Opinion of the CourtPound, J.
The rights of the defendant in the highways
of the town of Collins were conferred by the provisions of chapter 422 of the Laws of 1889, which reads as follows:
*38“ Section 1. It shall be lawful for any corporation organized under chapter 611 of the Laws of 1875 (Business Corporations Law) and acts amendatory thereto, for the purpose of boring, drilling, digging or mining for natural gas, and conveying and distributing the same in pipes, and vending said gas to the consumers thereof; to purchase, lease, secure and convey such real estate, and such only, as may be necessary for the convenient…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Rochester Telephone Co. v. . RossNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Rochester Telephone Co. v. RossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
3Cited by2 opinions
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- Murray v. New York Telephone Co.New York Supreme Court · 1913