Tide-Water Pipe Co. v. Blair Holding Co. Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hall, J.

The prime question in this case is whether the owner of the land through which a petroleum pipeline easement runs may erect a building over the line. The Chancery Division, in the easement holder’s suit to enjoin construction of the building, held that the landowner had no such right. Defendants’ appeal is here by reason of certification granted on their application while the matter was pending unheard in the Appellate Division. B. B. 1: 10-1 A. 1

The property involved is a somewhat irregularly shaped tract of land, having an average depth of…