Van Cortlandt v. New York Central Railroad

The plaintiffs are heirs of the original patentee of the manor of Cortlandt, and own a parcel of land which may be roughly described as a rectangle, bounded on the west by the New York Central tracks, on the south by the Croton river, on the east by the Albany post road, which is carried over the Croton river by a bridge, and on the north by a road running from the Albany post road to Harmon station.

The nuisance complained of is the unauthorized and illegal *894maintenance by the defendant of a rigid railroad bridge across the Croton river which, the plaintiffs claim, effectually prevents the…